Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Algeria
Algeria: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 2.8 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Algeria is 2.8, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Algeria peaked at 5.96 in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.7627, in 1968.
That places Algeria 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.49 | — |
| 1951 | 1.54 | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 1.48 | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 1.41 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 5.96 | +322.5% |
| 1955 | 5.94 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.85 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 5.78 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 5.72 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 5.67 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.63 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 5.58 | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 5.89 | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9333 | -84.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8859 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8442 | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8077 | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7785 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7627 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7744 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8118 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8905 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9986 | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.27 | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 1.45 | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 1.68 | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 1.99 | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 2.33 | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 2.64 | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 2.93 | +11.0% |
| 1981 | 3.21 | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 3.2 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.89 | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 2.66 | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 2.49 | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 2.37 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 2.08 | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 1.48 | -28.8% |
| 1989 | 1.22 | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 1.15 | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.61 | +39.7% |
| 1992 | 1.96 | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 2.59 | +32.4% |
| 1994 | 3.69 | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 3.53 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 3.27 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 3.19 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.28 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 2.76 | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 2.65 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.47 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.34 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.19 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.16 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.28 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.36 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.35 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.31 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.33 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.39 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.46 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.57 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.67 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.74 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.21 | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 2.81 | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 2.85 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -1.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.83, 48% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.99, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth 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 | +322.5% | 1.41 | 5.96 |
| 1963 | -84.2% | 5.89 | 0.9333 |
| 1994 | +42.6% | 2.59 | 3.69 |
| 1991 | +39.7% | 1.15 | 1.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 | 1.41 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.29 | 0.7627 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 | 0.8118 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 | 1.22 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 1.15 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 | 2.16 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 | 2.28 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 | 2.8 | 3.21 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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 birth in Algeria?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Algeria was 2.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 in 1954.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7627 in 1968.
- How does Algeria rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Algeria ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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