Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Algeria
Algeria: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
179th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6058 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.4294 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Algeria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Algeria stood at 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Algeria peaked at 0.6058 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4294 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2005.
Algeria ranks 179th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Algeria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4402 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4364 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4338 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4376 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4304 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4294 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4299 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4309 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4318 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.433 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4357 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4388 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4392 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4421 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4455 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4505 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4505 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4541 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4629 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4678 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6058 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4333 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4294 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4402 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4487 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4357 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4678 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5551 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6058 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 176 Belize 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Syrian Arab Republic 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 Kyrgyzstan 0.5078 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Uganda 0.4999 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Bhutan 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Algeria?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Algeria was 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6058 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4294 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Algeria rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Algeria ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.