Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Algeria
Algeria: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 95.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Algeria, 1992–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Algeria is 95.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Algeria peaked at 95.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1992.
Algeria ranks 49th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.0% | — |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +36.2% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 79.0% | 89.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.7% | 95.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 46 Honduras 96.1% compare
- 47 El Salvador 96.0% compare
- 48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.6% compare
- 49 Cambodia 95.3% compare
- 49 Tunisia 95.3% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 95.1% compare
- 52 Uganda 95.1% compare
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Algeria?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Algeria was 95.3% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1992.
- How does Algeria rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Algeria ranks 49th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.