Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria
Algeria: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.31 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.31
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.39
in 1962
All-time low
0.5248
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 2.31 for difference in female and male 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria peaked at 3.39 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.5248, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.58 | — |
| 1951 | 1.58 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.6 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 1.62 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 3.18 | +96.2% |
| 1955 | 3.2 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 3.2 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.19 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.19 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 3.2 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 3.2 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.21 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 3.39 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.79 | -47.1% |
| 1964 | 1.8 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.8 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.8 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.79 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.79 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.79 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.8 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.81 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.83 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.84 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.86 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.92 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.03 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 2.16 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 2.3 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 2.49 | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 2.61 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 2.48 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 2.15 | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 1.92 | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 1.75 | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 1.67 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.41 | -15.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8737 | -38.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6137 | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5248 | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8435 | +60.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9409 | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 1.45 | +31.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.55 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.59 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.62 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.49 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.45 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.38 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.42 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.47 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.65 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.65 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.64 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.62 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.63 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.68 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.75 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.87 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.99 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.12 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.73 | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 2.35 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.31 | -1.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.31 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +96.2% | 1.62 | 3.18 |
| 1991 | +60.7% | 0.5248 | 0.8435 |
| 1963 | -47.1% | 3.39 | 1.79 |
| 1988 | -38.2% | 1.41 | 0.8737 |
| 1994 | +31.0% | 1.11 | 1.45 |
| 1989 | -29.8% | 0.8737 | 0.6137 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 | 1.58 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.24 | 1.79 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.94 | 1.79 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8 | 0.6137 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 0.5248 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.38 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.61 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 | 2.3 | 2.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 212 East Timor 2.44 compare
- 213 Nepal 2.39 compare
- 214 Afghanistan 2.35 compare
- 216 Somalia 2.31 compare
- 217 Burundi 2.28 compare
- 218 Solomon Islands 2.26 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Algeria was 2.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 in 1962.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5248 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Algeria ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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