Latvia vs Western Sahara: Mortality rates at age 25
Latvia
0.1394 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
0.1279 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia rank
115th
Western Sahara rank
117th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Latvia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.1394 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.1279 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.0115 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Latvia ranks 115th and Western Sahara ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2894 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8203 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 0.3276 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9563 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6287 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 0.3418 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 0.2905 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 0.3329 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3726 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0397 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 0.2298 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2574 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0276 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 0.1479 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1699 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.022 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 0.1462 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1336 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0127 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Latvia or Western Sahara?
- Latvia, at 0.1394 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.1279 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Latvia and Western Sahara?
- 0.0115 deaths per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Western Sahara rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Latvia ranks 115th 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.