Life expectancy vs. health spending in Algeria
Algeria: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 76.26 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Algeria, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Algeria stood at 76.26 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Algeria peaked at 76.26 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.53 years, in 1962.
Algeria ranks 105th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.82 years | 40.64 years | 43.6 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.14 years | 39.53 years | 43.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.98 years | 43.33 years | 52.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.54 years | 54.51 years | 67.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.23 years | 67.28 years | 70.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.45 years | 70.58 years | 73.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.01 years | 74.14 years | 75.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.21 years | 73.26 years | 76.26 years | 4 |
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More health data for Algeria
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 395,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 378,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 415,377 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 397,265 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 63.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 412,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 431,334 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 14.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 15.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Algeria?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Algeria was 76.26 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.26 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.53 years in 1962.
- How does Algeria rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Algeria ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.