Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Algeria
Algeria: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 77.69 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Algeria, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Algeria is 77.69, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Algeria peaked at 255.59 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 76.71, in 2019.
Algeria ranks 76th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 255.59 | — |
| 1986 | 240.4 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 236.62 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 223.13 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 216.49 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 205.82 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 203.99 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 203.64 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 203.94 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 202.64 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 203.83 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 192.43 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 180.9 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 186.7 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 186.78 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 159.18 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 155.61 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 150.39 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 153.01 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 136.84 | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 143.52 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 134.48 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 125.07 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 116.52 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 114.55 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 111.74 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 105.46 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 99.08 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 94.34 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 86.15 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 89.13 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 89 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.14 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.49 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 76.71 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 77.69 | +1.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 77.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 77.69 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.02, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 234.45 | 216.49 | 255.59 | 5 |
| 1990s | 197.07 | 180.9 | 205.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.92 | 114.55 | 159.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.03 | 76.71 | 111.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.69 | 77.69 | 77.69 | 1 |
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Algeria?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Algeria was 77.69 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 255.59 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.71 in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Algeria ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.