Which has higher deaths by age group, Sweden or Western Sahara?

Western Sahara, at 255 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Sweden and Western Sahara?

15 deaths, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Western Sahara?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs Western Sahara: Deaths by age group

Sweden

240 deaths

in 2023

Western Sahara

255 deaths

in 2023

Sweden rank

145th

Western Sahara rank

144th

Deaths by age group over time

Sweden
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 255 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 15 deaths.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 145th and Western Sahara ranks 144th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,458 deaths	299.8 deaths	2,158 deaths	Sweden
1960s	1,877 deaths	590.5 deaths	1,286 deaths	Sweden
1970s	1,158 deaths	704.3 deaths	453.9 deaths	Sweden
1980s	758 deaths	952.6 deaths	194.6 deaths	Western Sahara
1990s	587.2 deaths	610.2 deaths	23 deaths	Western Sahara
2000s	360.4 deaths	463.7 deaths	103.3 deaths	Western Sahara
2010s	324.1 deaths	353.9 deaths	29.8 deaths	Western Sahara
2020s	275.5 deaths	272.5 deaths	3 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Sweden or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 255 deaths against 240 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Sweden and Western Sahara?: 15 deaths, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Western Sahara rank globally for deaths by age group?: Sweden ranks 145th and Western Sahara ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.