Fiji vs Western Sahara: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Fiji
20.68 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
20.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Fiji rank
63rd
Western Sahara rank
62nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Fiji
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 20.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.68 deaths per 1,000 people in Fiji, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 63rd and Western Sahara ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 218.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 145.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 47.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 185.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 137.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 38.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 146.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 108.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 26.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 98.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 18.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 17.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 16.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 19.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Fiji or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 20.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.68 deaths per 1,000 people in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Fiji and Western Sahara?
- 0.22 deaths per 1,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Western Sahara rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Fiji ranks 63rd and Western Sahara ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.