Gambia vs Western Sahara: Death rate
Gambia
6.29 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
6.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
164th
Western Sahara rank
162nd
Death rate over time
- Gambia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 164th and Western Sahara ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 27 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 22.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3505 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 19.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 13.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.48 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 9.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 7.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 6.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4005 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Gambia or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.29 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Gambia and Western Sahara?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Western Sahara rank globally for death rate?
- Gambia ranks 164th and Western Sahara ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.