Sex ratio in life expectancy in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 1979
All-time low
1.05
in 2012
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 1.06 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Western Sahara peaked at 1.6 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2012.
That places Western Sahara 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy 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% |
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
- 174 Kiribati 1.06 compare
- 175 Madagascar 1.06 compare
- 176 Faroe Islands 1.06 compare
- 178 Israel 1.05 compare
- 179 Canada 1.05 compare
- 180 Macau, China 1.05 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1818 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,102 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2025)
- Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths (2025)
- Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Western Sahara?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Western Sahara was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2012.
- How does Western Sahara rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Western Sahara ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.