Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.1279 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0.1279 for mortality rates age 25 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Western Sahara peaked at 4.64 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1279, in 2023.
That places Western Sahara 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.18 | — |
| 1951 | 1.16 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 1.15 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 1.13 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 1.09 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 1.07 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 1.04 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 1.02 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9931 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9777 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9627 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9482 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.934 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9199 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.905 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8891 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8723 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8543 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.835 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8134 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7895 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.17 | +428.7% |
| 1976 | 4.32 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.72 | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 3.16 | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 4.64 | +46.8% |
| 1980 | 4.12 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 2.57 | -37.8% |
| 1982 | 2.45 | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 2.37 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.31 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 2.26 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.2 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.27 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.52 | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 1.82 | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4292 | -76.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4154 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4028 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3907 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3777 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3654 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3535 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3421 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3308 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3184 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3065 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2951 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2843 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2736 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2616 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2504 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2304 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2217 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2106 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2007 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1919 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1843 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1777 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1719 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.166 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1597 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1539 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1487 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1439 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1395 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1354 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1315 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1279 | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 | +428.7% | 0.7895 | 4.17 |
| 1990 | -76.5% | 1.82 | 0.4292 |
| 1979 | +46.8% | 3.16 | 4.64 |
| 1981 | -37.8% | 4.12 | 2.57 |
| 1988 | -33.3% | 2.27 | 1.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9563 | 0.8891 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 | 0.7895 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 | 1.52 | 4.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3726 | 0.3184 | 0.4292 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2574 | 0.2106 | 0.3065 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1699 | 0.1439 | 0.2007 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1336 | 0.1279 | 0.1395 | 4 |
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- 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 mortality rates age 25 by sex in Western Sahara?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Western Sahara was 0.1279 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 4.64 in 1979.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1279 in 2023.
- How does Western Sahara rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Western Sahara ranks 117th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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