Female to male life expectancy ratio in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Female to male life expectancy ratio was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 1.06 for female to male life expectancy ratio in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male life expectancy ratio in Western Sahara peaked at 1.6 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2012.
Western Sahara ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.09 | — |
| 1951 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.52 | +41.7% |
| 1976 | 1.55 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.48 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.41 | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.6 | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 1.54 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.34 | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 1.33 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.32 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.32 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.32 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.31 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.33 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.27 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female to male life expectancy ratio in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +41.7% | 1.07 | 1.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 1.07 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 1.22 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More health data for Western Sahara
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1818 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they 0 (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts 0 (2025)
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts 0 (2025)
- Deaths in interstate conflicts 0 (2025)
- Death rate in armed conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male life expectancy ratio in Western Sahara?
- Female to male life expectancy ratio in Western Sahara was 1.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1979.
- What is the lowest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2012.
- How does Western Sahara rank for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Western Sahara ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female to male life expectancy ratio rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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