Algeria: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Algeria?

Life expectancy at birth in Algeria was 76.5 years in 2024, according to World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026. The figure is compiled from UN population estimates.

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if death rates at each age stayed as they were in that year. The National Office of Statistics publishes its own demographic figures, but its website could not be reached on 15 October 2026, so the national figure could not be read.

Official sources: World Bank: life expectancy at birth, Algeria

How much does Algeria spend on health?

Algeria's Ministry of Health is allocated 1,048.2 billion dinars in payment credits in the 2026 budget, according to the Ministry of Finance's 2026 finance bill presentation report. That is about 6% of the total budget of 17,636.7 billion dinars.

Across all sources, including households, current health spending was 4.35% of GDP in 2023, according to World Health Organization data on World Bank Open Data. The budget figure covers the ministry only. The figures are from the report presenting the 2026 finance bill to the National People's Assembly, which approved the bill on 18 November 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Official sources: Ministry of Finance (DGPP): 2026 finance bill presentation report · World Bank: current health expenditure, Algeria

How many doctors are there in Algeria?

Algeria had 1.66 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization data on World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026. That is about 1 doctor for every 600 people.

The figure is a national average, so it does not show differences between the northern cities and the south. It counts medical doctors only, not nurses or midwives. No national workforce count could be read from the Ministry of Health, whose website could not be reached on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: physicians per 1,000 people, Algeria

What is the maternal mortality rate in Algeria?

Algeria's maternal mortality ratio was 62 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to the modelled UN estimate on World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026.

The ratio counts women who die from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, during pregnancy or within 42 days after it, for every 100,000 babies born alive. It is estimated by a UN inter-agency group from national data and statistical models, so it can differ from figures the Ministry of Health publishes.

Official sources: World Bank: maternal mortality ratio, Algeria

What is the infant mortality rate in Algeria?

Algeria's infant mortality rate was 19.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026. The figure comes from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

Infant mortality counts babies who die before their first birthday. A rate of 19.5 means about 2 in every 100 babies born alive die in their first year. The UN estimate draws on Algeria's civil registration and surveys and can differ slightly from the National Office of Statistics' own figure.

Official sources: World Bank: infant mortality rate, Algeria

What is the average life expectancy in Algeria?

76.5 years: that is life expectancy at birth in Algeria for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 13th highest of 22 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 77.3 years. World rank, highest first: 72nd of 193.

How many babies die in Algeria?

19.5 per 1,000: that is the infant mortality rate in Algeria for 2024, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 11.2 per 1,000, and Algeria placed 7th highest of 22. Worldwide: 70th of 192.

What is maternal mortality in Algeria?

The WHO puts the maternal mortality ratio in Algeria at 62.0 per 100,000 in 2023. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 7th highest of 22 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 18.5 per 100,000. Of 192 countries with 2023 data, 86th highest.

How much does Algeria spend on health?

According to the WHO, current health spending in Algeria was 4.4% of GDP in 2023. The peak was 6.3% of GDP in 2015 and the low 3.1% of GDP in 2005. It is 16th highest of 22 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 5.6% of GDP. Worldwide: 143rd of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Algeria?

In 2023, out-of-pocket health spending in Algeria was 45.0%, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 26.1% (2008) to 50.1% (2022). Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 32.7%; Algeria is 7th highest of 22. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 43rd highest.

What is the doctor to patient ratio in Algeria?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2022, is 1.7 per 1,000. The peak was 1.8 per 1,000 in 2016 and the low 0.97 per 1,000 in 2019. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 2.4 per 1,000; Algeria is 7th highest of 10. Of 125 countries with 2022 data, 68th highest.

How many hospital beds does Algeria have?

The WHO puts hospital beds per 1,000 people in Algeria at 1.6 per 1,000 in 2017. Its high point since 2006 was 2008, at 1.7 per 1,000; its low point was 2016, at 1.6 per 1,000. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 1.5 per 1,000, and Algeria placed 10th highest of 21. World rank, highest first: 97th of 138.

What is measles vaccine coverage in Algeria?

94.0%: that is measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Algeria for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. The peak was 99.0% in 2023 and the low 79.0% in 2021. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 96.0%; Algeria is 13th highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 68th of 191.