Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Algeria
Algeria: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.04 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1962
All-time low
1.02
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.04 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Algeria peaked at 1.16 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 226th 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.04 | — |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.16 | +12.0% |
| 1955 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.16 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.02 | -11.9% |
| 1964 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.02 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.04 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 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)
- 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Algeria?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Algeria was 1.04 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1962.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Algeria ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.