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
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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

Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.