Abstract

Health and education constitute a cornerstone for human development of nations worldwide and especially for developing countries. In this context very few studies are devoted to Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia as a group of countries forming what is called North Africa. These countries are often included in other regions like the Arab World, Africa, World Health Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO-EMRO) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Belonging at the same time to Africa, Mediterranean Region, Arab World and Islamic countries, North African countries share language, religion and social and cultural custom. Consequently, it would be interesting to carry out a comparative study on their achievements in terms of human development and underlying components such as education, health, social welfare and violence.