Senegal vs Western Sahara: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Senegal
21.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
20.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal rank
60th
Western Sahara rank
62nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Senegal
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 21.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.54 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Senegal ranks 60th and Western Sahara ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 132.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 218.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 127.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 185.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 115.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 146.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 88.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 98.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 74.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 55.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 31.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 22.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6758 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
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, Senegal or Western Sahara?
- Senegal, at 21.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Senegal and Western Sahara?
- 0.54 deaths per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Western Sahara rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Senegal ranks 60th 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.