Male female ratio suicides rates in Algeria
Algeria: Male female ratio suicides rates was 2.24 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male female ratio suicides rates in Algeria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, male female ratio suicides rates in Algeria stood at 2.24. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male female ratio suicides rates in Algeria peaked at 2.24 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 153rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Male female ratio suicides rates in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.02 | — |
| 2001 | 2.03 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.99 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.95 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.93 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.93 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.94 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.94 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.98 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.99 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.84 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.84 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.83 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.91 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.59 | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 2.24 | +41.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 2.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 2.24 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male female ratio suicides rates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +41.0% | 1.59 | 2.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.8 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.59 | 2.24 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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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)
- 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 male female ratio suicides rates in Algeria?
- Male female ratio suicides rates in Algeria was 2.24 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 in 2021.
- What is the lowest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for male female ratio suicides rates?
- Algeria ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male female ratio suicides rates rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Male female ratio suicides rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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