Senegal vs Western Sahara: Annual death rates at different ages

Senegal
24.67 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
24.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal rank
59th
Western Sahara rank
60th

Annual death rates at different ages over time

  • Senegal
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 24.67 deaths per 1,000 people against 24.26 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.41 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 141.44 deaths per 1,000 people 242.71 deaths per 1,000 people 101.27 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1960s 136.49 deaths per 1,000 people 205.25 deaths per 1,000 people 68.77 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1970s 123.8 deaths per 1,000 people 162.85 deaths per 1,000 people 39.05 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1980s 96.03 deaths per 1,000 people 109.21 deaths per 1,000 people 13.17 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1990s 80.48 deaths per 1,000 people 74.79 deaths per 1,000 people 5.7 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
2000s 60.46 deaths per 1,000 people 50.73 deaths per 1,000 people 9.73 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
2010s 35.79 deaths per 1,000 people 32.87 deaths per 1,000 people 2.92 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
2020s 26.17 deaths per 1,000 people 25.5 deaths per 1,000 people 0.667 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, Senegal or Western Sahara?
Senegal, at 24.67 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 Senegal and Western Sahara?
0.41 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?
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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
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
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.