Dominican Republic vs Western Sahara: Annual death rates at different ages
Dominican Republic
26.22 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
24.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
57th
Western Sahara rank
60th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Dominican Republic
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 26.22 deaths per 1,000 people against 24.26 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Western Sahara ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 163.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 242.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 79.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 127.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 205.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 77.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 98.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 162.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 73.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 47.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.05 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 32.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 28.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 26.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Dominican Republic or Western Sahara?
- Dominican Republic, at 26.22 deaths per 1,000 people against 24.26 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Dominican Republic and Western Sahara?
- 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Western Sahara rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Western Sahara ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.