India vs Western Sahara: Mortality rates at age 65
India
2.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.69 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
India rank
99th
Western Sahara rank
101st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- India
- Western Sahara
How they compare
India currently reports 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
India ranks 99th and Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 6 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1980s | 4.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 1990s | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1543 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2000s | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0296 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0978 deaths per 1,000 people | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4167 deaths per 1,000 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, India or Western Sahara?
- India, at 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between India and Western Sahara?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Western Sahara rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- India ranks 99th and Western Sahara ranks 101st 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 65. 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.