Health · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Albania: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 79.8 yrs (2024), 54th of 217 in the world and 30th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 81.6 yrs (2024), 62nd of 217 in the world and 36th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 77.9 yrs (2024), 51st of 217 in the world and 29th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Albania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 79.8 yrs2024 | 54/217 | 30/58 | 74.8 yrs | 78.4 yrs | 77.8 yrs | +2.2%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 81.6 yrs2024 | 62/217 | 36/58 | 77.9 yrs | 81.1 yrs | 80.3 yrs | +1.7%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 77.9 yrs2024 | 51/217 | 29/58 | 71.8 yrs | 75.8 yrs | 75.4 yrs | +2.8%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 8.32024 | 123/196 | 8/52 | 17.8 | 9.6 | 8.1 | +6.4%since 2014 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 9.22024 | 129/196 | 10/52 | 27.0 | 13.3 | 9.4 | −7.1%since 2014 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 6.72024 | 112/196 | 7/52 | 12.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | +14%since 2014 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 72023 | 158/194 | 24/51 | 15 | 9 | 7 | −30%since 2013 | 11 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 81%2024 | 141/193 | 46/51 | 95% | 99% | 91% | −17.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 90% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 110/153 | 22/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 152024 | 136/208 | 19/52 | 21 | 17 | 15 | −6.2%since 2014 | 22 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.1%2023 | 84/193 | 36/52 | 5.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | +0.8 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 48.3%2023 | 37/193 | 7/52 | 51.8% | 60.0% | 59.4% | −9.5 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.882020 | 86/180 | 48/50 | 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.88 | +51%since 2010 | 3.90 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.92020 | 69/182 | 42/51 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | −2.4%since 2010 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 95.1%2024 | 126/206 | 51/56 | 86.4% | 91.4% | 95.1% | +2.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.3%2024 | 43/203 | 18/54 | 89.5% | 95.2% | 99.3% | +2.1 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 21.4%2024 | 70/166 | 35/48 | 34.1% | 28.1% | 23.2% | −6.7 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 11.72019 | 118/186 | 9/49 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 11.72019 | −19%since 2009 | 7.4 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+2.2%79.8 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.7%81.6 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.8%77.9 yrs in 2024
- Under-5 mortality−7.1%9.2 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Infant mortality+6.4%8.3 in 2024
- Neonatal mortality+14%6.7 in 2024
- Measles vaccination−17.0 pp81% in 2024
- Hospital beds−2.4%2.9 in 2020
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Albania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Albania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Albania | Greece | Serbia | North Macedonia | Kosovo | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.8 yrs2024 | 81.8 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 76.6 yrs2024 | 78.2 yrs2024 | 77.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 81.6 yrs2024 | 84.4 yrs2024 | 78.3 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 80.3 yrs2024 | 80.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 77.9 yrs2024 | 79.4 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 74.5 yrs2024 | 76.0 yrs2024 | 75.5 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 8.32024 | 3.22024 | 4.62024 | 2.52024 | 8.02024 | 1.92024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 9.22024 | 3.82024 | 5.42024 | 2.82024 | 8.72024 | 2.42024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 6.72024 | 2.22024 | 3.02024 | 1.12024 | 6.62024 | 0.82024 |
| Maternal mortality | 72023 | 52023 | 112023 | 32023 | — | 62023 |
| Measles vaccination | 81%2024 | 91%2024 | 84%2024 | 73%2024 | — | 23%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | 0.3%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 |