Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Algeria
Algeria: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.68 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 1.68 for mortality rates age 65 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Algeria peaked at 5.51 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 2023.
That places Algeria 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.5 | — |
| 1951 | 4.42 | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 4.44 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 4.47 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.05 | +13.0% |
| 1955 | 5.05 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.08 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 5.11 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 5.14 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 5.16 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 5.19 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 5.21 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 5.51 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 4.77 | -13.5% |
| 1964 | 4.79 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 4.81 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.82 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 4.83 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 4.83 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.82 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 4.81 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 4.79 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.76 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 4.73 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.69 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.64 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 4.59 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 4.55 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.49 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 4.33 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.08 | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 3.72 | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 3.5 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 3.34 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 3.28 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.14 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.07 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.91 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 2.7 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 2.56 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 2.53 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.6 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.61 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.52 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.59 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.62 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.54 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.46 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.36 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.29 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.22 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.15 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.11 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.06 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.03 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.01 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.99 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.96 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.92 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.89 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.84 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.76 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.74 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.72 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.72 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.72 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.73 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.72 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.43 | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 1.86 | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 1.69 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.68 | -1.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.68 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +41.0% | 1.72 | 2.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.84 | 4.42 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.96 | 4.77 | 5.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.64 | 4.33 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.23 | 2.56 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 | 2.36 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 | 1.92 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.72 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.68 | 2.43 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 160 Anguilla 1.77 compare
- 161 Wallis and Futuna 1.76 compare
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- 165 Cape Verde 1.65 compare
- 166 Puerto Rico 1.65 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)
- 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 mortality rates age 65 by sex in Algeria?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Algeria was 1.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 in 1962.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 2023.
- How does Algeria rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Algeria ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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