Life expectancy at birth, male in Algeria
Algeria: Life expectancy at birth, male was 75.1 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Algeria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 75.1 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Algeria peaked at 75.1 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.81 years, in 1962.
That places Algeria 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Algeria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.23 years | — |
| 1961 | 38.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 36.81 years | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 42.67 years | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 42.54 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 42.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.35 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 42.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 42.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 42.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 42.93 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 43.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 43.9 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 44.55 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 45.34 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 46.22 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 47.22 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 48.29 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 49.49 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 51.14 years | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 53.1 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 55.88 years | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 58.05 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 59.85 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 61.43 years | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 62.94 years | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 64.12 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 65.11 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 66.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 66.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 67.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 66.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 66.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 66.55 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 65.52 years | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 66 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 67.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 68.75 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 69.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 69.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 70.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 70.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 71.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 72 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 72.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 73.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.18 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.73 years | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 73.84 years | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.74 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 74.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.1 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.06 years | 36.81 years | 42.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.24 years | 42.93 years | 51.14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.35 years | 53.1 years | 66.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.93 years | 65.52 years | 68.75 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.31 years | 69.29 years | 72.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.82 years | 73.02 years | 74.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.06 years | 71.73 years | 75.1 years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 943.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.0211 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2993 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3084 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Algeria?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Algeria was 75.1 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.81 years in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Algeria ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.