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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Algeria: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Algeria is placed 101st of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 76.26 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 21.64 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
101st
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 76.26Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 21.64Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 9.809Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 4.9Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Algeria on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
76.26
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Algeria: 76.26. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Northern Africa
- 76.51 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Libya 69.34 · Morocco 75.31 · Mali 60.44 · Mauritania 68.48 · Niger 61.18 · Tunisia 76.51
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
21.64
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Algeria: 21.64. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Northern Africa
- 9.765 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Libya 9.765 · Morocco 15.73 · Mali 72.98 · Mauritania 36.91 · Niger 110.72 · Tunisia 12.07
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Algeria’s is from 2019 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
9.809
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Algeria: 9.809. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Northern Africa
- 7.948 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Libya 7.948 · Morocco 14.2 · Mali 25.1 · Mauritania 25.1 · Niger 47.7 · Tunisia 8.408
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
4.9
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Algeria: 4.9. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Northern Africa
- 4.9 Algeria
- Land neighbours
- Libya 15.1 · Mali 2.4 · Mauritania 12.5 · Niger 7.4 · Tunisia 7.7
02Over time
Which way Algeria is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria rose from 70.58 in 2000 to 76.26 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2023 76.26 74.630 2022 76.13 74.313 2021 75.21 72.433 2020 73.26 73.063 2019 75.68 74.196 2018 75.56 74.081 2017 75.43 74.029 2016 75.31 74.013 2015 75.16 73.783 2014 74.99 73.330 2013 74.81 73.386 2012 74.61 73.210 2011 74.38 73.003 2010 74.14 72.827 2009 73.87 72.426 2008 73.62 72.264 2007 73.35 72.113 2006 73.12 72.027 2005 72.84 71.876 2004 72.54 71.477 2003 71.91 71.409 2002 71.64 71.173 2001 71.02 70.926 2000 70.58 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria fell from 41.69 in 2000 to 21.64 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 21.6 14.5 2023 22.0 15.2 2022 22.3 14.7 2021 22.6 15.1 2020 22.9 15.3 2019 23.3 15.7 2018 23.7 16.3 2017 24.0 16.8 2016 24.5 17.5 2015 24.9 17.9 2014 25.4 18.3 2013 25.9 18.7 2012 26.6 18.8 2011 27.3 19.0 2010 28.1 19.2 2009 29.0 20.8 2008 30.1 20.7 2007 31.2 21.8 2006 32.5 22.8 2005 33.9 24.0 2004 35.4 25.9 2003 37.0 26.9 2002 38.6 28.0 2001 40.2 29.1 2000 41.7 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
AlgeriaWorld median
Algeria fell from 13 in 2015 to 4.9 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Algeria World median 2024 4.9 4.9 2023 4.9 4.7 2022 5.6 5.4 2021 5.6 5.7 2020 6.2 5.6 2019 6.9 5.0 2018 9.3 4.2 2017 11.4 4.0 2016 12.7 3.4 2015 13.0 3.4
03In context
Algeria beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Algeria and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | =90th | 76.51 | 12.07 | 8.408 | 7.7 |
| Algeria | 101st | 76.26 | 21.64 | 9.809 | 4.9 |
 Moroccocompare | 102nd | 75.31 | 15.73 | 14.2 | — |
 Libya | =110th | 69.34 | 9.765 | 7.948 | 15.1 |
 Mali | 151st | 60.44 | 72.98 | 25.1 | 2.4 |
 Mauritania | 154th | 68.48 | 36.91 | 25.1 | 12.5 |
 Niger | 184th | 61.18 | 110.72 | 47.7 | 7.4 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Algeria in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Algeria is ahead of the world, and behind
51 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median19
Statistics on which Algeria does better than the middle country measured.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69221.33102.69▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 221.33 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.22.55.2▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 2.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 104th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0050.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Algeria: 0.005 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 88th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.772.8133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 72.8 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 173rd of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9823,3962,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 3,396 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 37th of 155 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909690▲ Improved since 2015
Algeria: 96 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.468.69827.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 8.698 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 166th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.217.19710.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Algeria: 7.197 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 118th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.83107.1484.83No real change since 2013
Algeria: 107.14 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.12.63.1▲ Improved since 2022
Algeria: 2.6 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 52nd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.991.582.9No earlier reading
Algeria: 91.5 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 37th of 109 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5462.7033.546No earlier reading
Algeria: 2.703 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 105th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.998.696.9No earlier reading
Algeria: 98.6 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919491No real change since 2015
Algeria: 94 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2616.8121.26No earlier reading
Algeria: 16.81 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 65th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.917.620.9▲ Improved since 2015
Algeria: 17.6 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5739.3637.57No earlier reading
Algeria: 39.36 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 57th of 115 · derived.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2571.471.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 71.4 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 97th of 196 · derived.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.7630.762▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 0.763 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 96th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Behind the world median22
Statistics on which Algeria does worse than the middle country measured.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3916.3816.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 16.38 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 113th of 222 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8583.0122.858▲ Improved since 2014
Algeria: 3.012 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 96th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35290272.35No earlier reading
Algeria: 290 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1638.8078.163No real change since 2013
Algeria: 8.807 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 91st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4515.714.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 15.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 99th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5350.564▲ Improved since 2010
Algeria: 0.535 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 97th of 172 · derived.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6562.4946.65▲ Improved since 2013
Algeria: 62.49 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 86th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.438.826.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Algeria: 38.8 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 57th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414941▼ Worsened since 2012
Algeria: 49 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2619.4612.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 19.46 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 71st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8169.881No earlier reading
Algeria: 69.8 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 100th of 153 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.4430.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Algeria: 0.443 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 114th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13414.968.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 14.96 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.290.25▲ Improved since 2014
Algeria: 0.29 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.884.175.8No earlier reading
Algeria: 84.1 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 25th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7428.6340.74No earlier reading
Algeria: 28.63 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 136 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.74767.7No earlier reading
Algeria: 47 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 127 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6563.0277.65No earlier reading
Algeria: 63.02 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 119th of 144 · derived.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.527.341.5No earlier reading
Algeria: 27.3 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 108th of 127 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9532.7352.95No earlier reading
Algeria: 32.73 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 120th of 136 · derived.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.513.325.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Algeria: 13.32 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 13th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.48147.973.48No real change since 2015
Algeria: 147.97 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.555.564.55Moved since 2017
Algeria: 5.56 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8943.2438.89Moved since 2015
Algeria: 43.24 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 38th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1320.513No earlier reading
Algeria: 20.5 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6524.820.65No earlier reading
Algeria: 24.8 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.428.335.4Moved since 2013
Algeria: 28.3 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.253341.25Moved since 2013
Algeria: 33 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.711.73Moved since 2014
Algeria: 0.71 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 133rd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8322.2757.83No real change since 2013
Algeria: 22.27 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.172.7516.17Moved since 2013
Algeria: 2.75 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.057.65920.05No earlier reading
Algeria: 7.659 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
No current reading for Algeria
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2019), Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Fatal Occupational Injuries (last 2004), Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2013), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) and Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2013). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Algeria’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Algeria’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 87th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture81st of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technology91st of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience96th of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing101st of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital100th of 1963/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties147th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation137th of 1763/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions152nd of 1944/4 keys
- Energy132nd of 1653/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade145th of 1773/4 keys
- Gender & Equality158th of 1832/4 keys
- Peace & Security166th of 1773/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability178th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labour176th of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Algeria can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia=90th4/4 keysThis page
Algeria101st4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Algeria and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Algeria on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Algeria rank on health & wellbeing?
Algeria is placed 101st of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Algeria?
76.26 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Algeria?
21.64 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Algeria compare with Morocco on health & wellbeing?
Morocco is placed 102nd of 200, and Algeria 101st. Life Expectancy at Birth: Morocco 75.31, Algeria 76.26; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Morocco 15.73, Algeria 21.64; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Morocco 14.2, Algeria 9.809.
How have Algeria’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 70.58 in 2000 to 76.26 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 41.69 in 2000 to 21.64 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity fell from 13 in 2015 to 4.9 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Algeria?
No current reading is published for Algeria on Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) and Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 51 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Algeria’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Algeria (banner) — Daggett.fr derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Algeria: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/algeria/health