Health expenditure, private in Algeria
Algeria: Health expenditure, private was 19.2% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure, private in Algeria, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in % of total health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health expenditure, private in Algeria is 19.2%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure, private in Algeria peaked at 30.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2011.
That places Algeria 52nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure, private in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24.6% | — |
| 1996 | 22.4% | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -4.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 19.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.5%, 53% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 19.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.4%, 50% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 22.4% | 30.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 20.5% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 49 Malawi 26.6% compare
- 50 Lesotho 25.9% compare
- 51 Cape Verde 24.9% compare
- 53 Seychelles 7.9% 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure, private in Algeria?
- Health expenditure, private in Algeria was 19.2% in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure, private recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest health expenditure, private recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2011.
- How does Algeria rank for health expenditure, private?
- Algeria ranks 52nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure, private rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure, private (% of total health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).