Age-standardized suicide rates in Algeria
Algeria: Age-standardized suicide rates was 2.32 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.32
Change on year
up 25.6%
World rank
162nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
4.16
in 2000
All-time low
1.85
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Algeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.32 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Algeria peaked at 4.16 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.85, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 162nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.16 | — |
| 2001 | 3.94 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 3.82 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.53 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 3.34 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.23 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.09 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.95 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.82 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.69 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.59 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.53 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.37 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.33 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.23 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.18 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.17 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.85 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 2.32 | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 | 2.69 | 4.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2.14 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.85 | 2.32 | 2 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 943.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Algeria?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Algeria was 2.32 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Algeria ranks 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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