Senegal vs Western Sahara: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Senegal
27.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
27.48 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal rank
59th
Western Sahara rank
60th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Senegal
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 27.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.48 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.33 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 59th and Western Sahara ranks 60th 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 | 150.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 266.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 115.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 144.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 224.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 131.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 178.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 103.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 86.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 65.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 39.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 29.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7052 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Senegal or Western Sahara?
- Senegal, at 27.81 deaths per 1,000 people against 27.48 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Senegal and Western Sahara?
- 0.33 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 at different ages in males?
- Senegal ranks 59th and Western Sahara ranks 60th 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 at different ages in males. 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.