Death rate from cancer in Algeria
Algeria: Death rate from cancer was 72.27 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
72.27
Change on year
down 19.3%
World rank
118th
of 194 countries
All-time high
97.44
in 2019
All-time low
72.27
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Algeria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from cancer in Algeria is 72.27, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Algeria peaked at 97.44 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.27, in 2021.
Algeria ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cancer in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.61 | — |
| 2001 | 74.26 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 75.67 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 77.26 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 78.85 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 80.47 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 81.67 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 82.94 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 84.27 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 85.65 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 86.31 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.34 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.24 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.15 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 89.94 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 91 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 92.1 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.71 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.44 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 97.44 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 89.52 | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 72.27 | -19.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 72.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.77, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 72.27 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.16, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.47 | 73.61 | 85.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.07 | 86.31 | 97.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.89 | 72.27 | 89.52 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 115 Libya 75.31 compare
- 116 Papua New Guinea 74.93 compare
- 117 Cape Verde 73.33 compare
- 119 India 72.11 compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 71.76 compare
- 121 Guyana 70.71 compare
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- 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)
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Algeria?
- Death rate from cancer in Algeria was 72.27 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 97.44 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.27 in 2021.
- How does Algeria rank for death rate from cancer?
- Algeria ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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