Iraq vs Western Sahara: Mortality rates at age 25
Iraq
0.1264 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
0.1279 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
119th
Western Sahara rank
117th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Iraq
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 0.1279 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.1264 deaths per 1,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.0015 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Iraq ranks 119th and Western Sahara ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8141 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2956 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 0.5398 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9563 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4165 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 0.3763 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9952 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 0.4812 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3726 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1085 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.5255 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2574 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2681 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2415 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1699 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1332 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1336 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0003 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Iraq or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 0.1279 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.1264 deaths per 1,000 people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Iraq and Western Sahara?
- 0.0015 deaths per 1,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Western Sahara rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Iraq ranks 119th and Western Sahara ranks 117th 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 Mortality rates at age 25. 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.