Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria
Algeria: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.31 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.31 years
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.39 years
in 1962
All-time low
0.5248 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.31 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria peaked at 3.39 years in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5248 years, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 215th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.58 years | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 1.62 years | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 3.18 years | +96.2% |
| 1955 | 3.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 3.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 3.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 3.39 years | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.79 years | -47.1% |
| 1964 | 1.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.79 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.86 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.92 years | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.03 years | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 2.16 years | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 2.3 years | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 2.49 years | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 2.61 years | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2.48 years | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.15 years | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 1.92 years | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 1.75 years | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 1.67 years | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.41 years | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8737 years | -38.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6137 years | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5248 years | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8435 years | +60.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9409 years | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 1.11 years | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 1.45 years | +31.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 years | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.55 years | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.59 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.62 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.49 years | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.45 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4 years | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.38 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.42 years | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.47 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.53 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.65 years | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.64 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.61 years | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.68 years | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.75 years | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.87 years | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.99 years | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.12 years | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2 years | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.73 years | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3 years | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 2.35 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.31 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 years | 1.58 years | 3.2 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.24 years | 1.79 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 years | 1.79 years | 2.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 years | 0.6137 years | 2.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 years | 0.5248 years | 1.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 years | 1.38 years | 1.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 years | 1.61 years | 2.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 years | 2.3 years | 2.73 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 212 Timor-Leste 2.44 years compare
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- 217 Burundi 2.28 years compare
- 218 Solomon Islands 2.26 years 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria was 2.31 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 years in 1962.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5248 years in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Algeria ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.