Algeria
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 31266 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 1.8 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 82 | 60 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Total fertility rate | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 67.5 | 71.2 |
| uncertainty | 66.2 - 69.1 | 69.8 - 72.5 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 69.4 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 54 | 43 |
| uncertainty | 43 - 64 | 35 - 52 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 170 | 128 |
| uncertainty | 152 - 187 | 112 - 146 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 60.6 | |
| At birth | 59.7 | 61.6 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 58.2 - 61.1 | 60.4 - 63.2 | |
| At age 60 | 12.5 | 13.3 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 12.2 - 12.8 | 12.9 - 13.6 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 7.9 | 9.6 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 11.7 | 13.5 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 71.7 | 70.5 | 69.6 | 70.6 | 75 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 28.3 | 29.5 | 30.4 | 29.4 | 25 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.9 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 46.9 | 45.2 | 43.5 | 39.9 | 37.4 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 91.9 | 91.6 | 92 | 91.1 | 89.9 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 57 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 73 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 122 | 133 | 138 | 151 | 169 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 41 | 42 | 41 | 48 | 55 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 87 | 94 | 96 | 106 | 127 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 2000 | % | 6 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 51 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 42 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 83 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 140 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 92 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 0.1 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 23 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 48 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | 100 |
| Cured under DOTS | % | 87 | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | <5 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 94 |
| Rural | % | 82 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 99 |
| Rural | % | 81 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available