Suicide rates by age detailed who in Algeria
Algeria: Suicide rates by age detailed who was 3.79 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide rates by age detailed who in Algeria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 3.79 for suicide rates by age detailed who in 2021.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates by age detailed who in Algeria peaked at 8.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 155th 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.
Suicide rates by age detailed who in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4 | — |
| 2001 | 7.77 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.35 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.51 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 6.04 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 5.65 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 5.31 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.02 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.71 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 4.22 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 3.98 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.82 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.93 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.88 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.78 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.68 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.53 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.56 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.68 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3 | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 3.79 | +26.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3.79 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3.79 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.97, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates by age detailed who 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 | +26.5% | 3 | 3.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1 | 4.22 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 | 3.53 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 | 3 | 3.79 | 2 |
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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 suicide rates by age detailed who in Algeria?
- Suicide rates by age detailed who in Algeria was 3.79 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age detailed who recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age detailed who recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for suicide rates by age detailed who?
- Algeria ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rates by age detailed who rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Suicide rates by age detailed who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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