Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.69 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Western Sahara, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Western Sahara stood at 2.69. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Western Sahara peaked at 6.96 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.69, in 2023.
Western Sahara ranks 101st 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.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.56 | — |
| 1951 | 6.5 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 6.44 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 6.38 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 6.32 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 6.26 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 6.21 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 6.15 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.1 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.04 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 5.99 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 5.93 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 5.88 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 5.82 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 5.76 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 5.71 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.66 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 5.6 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 5.55 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 5.49 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 5.43 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 5.37 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 5.3 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.22 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 5.13 | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 6.96 | +35.5% |
| 1976 | 6.96 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 6.55 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 6.16 | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 6.92 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 6.56 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.62 | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 5.49 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.38 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 5.29 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 5.21 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 5.13 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.13 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.67 | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 4.79 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.97 | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 3.92 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.88 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.84 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.79 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.75 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.7 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.66 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.62 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3.58 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.53 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.49 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.45 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.41 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.36 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.32 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.28 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.24 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.21 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.16 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.11 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.07 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.03 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.99 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.96 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.93 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.89 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.86 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.83 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.77 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.74 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.71 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.69 | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 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 | +35.5% | 5.13 | 6.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3 | 6.04 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.74 | 5.49 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6 | 5.13 | 6.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 | 4.67 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 | 3.58 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 | 3.16 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 | 2.8 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 | 2.69 | 2.77 | 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 mortality rates age 65 by sex in Western Sahara?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Western Sahara was 2.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 in 1976.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 in 2023.
- How does Western Sahara rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Western Sahara ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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