Homicide rate by sex in Algeria
Algeria: Homicide rate by sex was 1.83 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.83
Change on year
down 37.8%
World rank
89th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.94
in 2022
All-time low
0.8642
in 2013
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Algeria, 2012–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Algeria is 1.83, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and up 111.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Algeria peaked at 2.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8642, in 2013.
That places Algeria 89th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.91 | 0.8642 | 2.45 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.37 | 1.83 | 2.94 | 4 |
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More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,174 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.424 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.126 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.265 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.303 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.367 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Algeria?
- Homicide rate by sex in Algeria was 1.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8642 in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Algeria ranks 89th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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