Health in Algeria

1,258 indicators covering health for Algeria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 21,429 2011 up 17.4% 35th
Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2006 down 100.0% 37th
Diarrhea treatment 27.3% 2019 up 47.6% 76th
Child dependency ratio 25.43 2100 down 7.7% 13th
Old age dependency ratio 50.85 2100 up 6.6% 5th
Total dependency ratio 76.28 2100 up 1.4% 5th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 95.3% 2019 up 6.6% 49th
Generalist medical practitioners 37,679 2022 up 26.2% 16th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 15 2018 unchanged 141st
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 75.29 2017 up 47.6% 80th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 99 2025 unchanged 1st
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 94 2025 down 1.1% 13th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 96 2025 up 1.1% 11th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 1,581 2012 up 46.9% 66th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 500 2025 unchanged 57th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 15 2018 unchanged 140th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 15 2018 unchanged 138th
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.0208 2020 up 156.9% 77th
Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 98 2025 down 1.0% 7th
Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.0328 2019 down 45.1% 104th
Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 2 2022 unchanged 78th
Total number of notified TB cases 22,715 2014 up 14.0% 37th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 73 2025 up 92.1% 54th
Under-five mortality rate 21.64 2024 down 14.8% 7th
Infant mortality rate 19.46 2024 down 12.7% 6th
Infant deaths 17,336 2024 down 22.1% 5th
Under-five deaths 19,422 2024 down 22.6% 5th
Neonatal mortality rate 14.96 2024 down 4.3% 4th
Neonatal deaths 13,203 2024 down 17.3% 5th
Specialist medical practitioners 37,833 2022 up 12.3% 24th
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 19.3 2019 down 32.0% 29th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 121 2012 down 54.0% 58th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 92.0% 2011 up 9.5% 19th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 1 2022 unchanged 112th
Insufficiently active 83.76 2016 down 0.7% 71st
Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 40th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 0 2024 82nd
Number of confirmed malaria cases 3,107 2024 up 315.9% 67th
Total number of  malaria cases 3,107 2024 up 315.9% 67th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 105 2012 up 2.9% 55th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 0 2024 75th
Number of suspected malaria cases 11,518 2024 up 44.0% 94th
Retreatment cases: other 62 2012 down 48.3% 75th
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 35 2012 down 27.1% 73rd
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 3,107 2024 up 315.9% 59th
Deaths 2,880 2024 up 9.0% 7th
Mortality rate age 5-9 1.46 2024 down 29.5% 10th
Mortality rate age 10-19 4.15 2024 down 10.1% 12th
Mortality rate age 15-19 2.6 2024 down 4.6% 14th
Mortality rate age 15-24 6.12 2024 down 1.5% 12th
Mortality rate 3.01 2024 down 24.0% 10th
Mortality rate age 10-14 1.56 2024 down 18.1% 10th
Mortality rate age 20-24 3.53 2024 up 0.9% 12th
Mortality rate age 5-24 9.11 2024 down 10.2% 12th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 11,518 2024 up 44.0% 84th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 12,000 2015 up 50.0% 42nd
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep 94 2025 down 1.1% 13th
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 78 2025 up 56.0% 34th
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 97 2025 up 11.5% 27th
Height-for-age <-2 SD 9.81 2019 down 36.5% 74th