People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Algeria
Algeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 13,000 low 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 low estimate.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 13,000 low 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 8.3% on the previous year and up 333.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Algeria peaked at 13,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,700 low estimate, in 1998.
Algeria ranks 41st 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 (low estimate) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,200 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 2,500 low estimate | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 2,700 low estimate | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 3,000 low estimate | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 3,200 low estimate | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 3,500 low estimate | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 3,900 low estimate | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 4,400 low estimate | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 1,700 low estimate | -61.4% |
| 1999 | 3,000 low estimate | +76.5% |
| 2000 | 3,800 low estimate | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 4,900 low estimate | +28.9% |
| 2002 | 5,900 low estimate | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 7,000 low estimate | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 8,100 low estimate | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 9,000 low estimate | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 10,000 low estimate | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 11,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 12,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 13,000 low estimate | +8.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 13,000 low estimate is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,500 low estimate, 51% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 13,000 low estimate is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10,000 low estimate, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -61.4% | 4,400 low estimate | 1,700 low estimate |
| 1999 | +76.5% | 1,700 low estimate | 3,000 low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,010 low estimate | 1,700 low estimate | 4,400 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,470 low estimate | 3,800 low estimate | 13,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 38 Eritrea 18,000 low estimate compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 18,000 low estimate compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 14,000 low estimate compare
- 42 Gambia 12,000 low estimate compare
- 43 Mauritania 11,000 low estimate compare
- 44 Djibouti 10,000 low 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 13,000 low 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 13,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 low estimate in 1998.
- How does Algeria rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Algeria ranks 41st 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 333.3%. 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 (low 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.