Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 1.06 for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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.
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 34 (2100)
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in interstate conflicts 0 (2025)
- Death rate in armed conflicts 0 (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts 0 (2025)
- Deaths in intrastate conflicts 0 (2025)
- Deaths in non state conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara?
- Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Western Sahara was 1.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1979.
- What is the lowest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2012.
- How does Western Sahara rank for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth?
- Western Sahara ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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