India vs Western Sahara: Annual death rates at different ages
India
23.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
24.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
India rank
63rd
Western Sahara rank
60th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- India
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 24.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 23.09 deaths per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
India ranks 63rd and Western Sahara ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 186.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 242.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 166.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 205.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 143.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 162.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 113.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 1990s | 86.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.78 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2000s | 61.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.33 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 37.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 25.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4077 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 at different ages, India or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 24.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 23.09 deaths per 1,000 people in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between India and Western Sahara?
- 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Western Sahara rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- India ranks 63rd 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. 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.