Libya vs Western Sahara: Mortality rates at age 65

Libya
2.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.69 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya rank
102nd
Western Sahara rank
101st

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Libya
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.

Libya ranks 102nd and Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1950s 4.76 deaths per 1,000 people 6.3 deaths per 1,000 people 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1960s 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people 1.47 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1970s 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people 6 deaths per 1,000 people 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1980s 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people 2 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
1990s 2.92 deaths per 1,000 people 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8523 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
2000s 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people 0.438 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
2010s 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0883 deaths per 1,000 people Western Sahara
2020s 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people 2.73 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1176 deaths per 1,000 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Libya or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Libya and Western Sahara?
0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Western Sahara?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Western Sahara rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Libya ranks 102nd and Western Sahara ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 65
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.