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Mortality in Algeria, by the numbers

Algeria sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 76.5 years of life, 90th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Algeria, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
90th of 212
Male mortality penalty
18.2 /1,000
12th lowest of 212
Life-expectancy gap (F−M)
2.8 yrs
12th lowest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Algeria ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 76.5 yrs 90 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 6.6 /1,000 130 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 4.6 /1,000 198 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 21.0 yrs 43 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 18.2 /1,000 201 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 2.8 yrs 201 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 93.2 men/100 women 187 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 19.5 /1,000 68 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 62.0 /100k 83 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 13.3 % 136 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 2.2 /100k 163 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 20.9 /100k 62 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 15.3 % 71 of 143 2003
Recorded alcohol per adult 0.5 L 157 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 6.6 % 125 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $233 125 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $5,753 131 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Algeria's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 12th lowest male mortality penalty in the world (18.2 /1,000) and the 12th lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (2.8 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Algeria; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.