People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Algeria
Algeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) was 24,000 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Algeria, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 24,000 high estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 287.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Algeria peaked at 24,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 220 high estimate, in 1990.
Algeria ranks 42nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 220 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 2,500 high estimate | +1036.4% |
| 1992 | 2,700 high estimate | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 3,000 high estimate | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 3,200 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 3,500 high estimate | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 3,900 high estimate | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 4,400 high estimate | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 5,200 high estimate | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 6,200 high estimate | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 7,500 high estimate | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 9,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 11,000 high estimate | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 12,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 14,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 16,000 high estimate | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 18,000 high estimate | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 20,000 high estimate | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 22,000 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 24,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 24,000 high estimate is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,500 high estimate, 59% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 24,000 high estimate is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18,000 high estimate, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1036.4% | 220 high estimate | 2,500 high estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,482 high estimate | 220 high estimate | 6,200 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,350 high estimate | 7,500 high estimate | 24,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 26,000 high estimate compare
- 39 Gambia 26,000 high estimate compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 26,000 high estimate compare
- 43 Djibouti 18,000 high estimate compare
- 44 Egypt 17,000 high estimate compare
- 44 Mauritania 17,000 high estimate 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 people living with hiv/aids, total in Algeria?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Algeria was 24,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Algeria rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Algeria ranks 42nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 287.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.