Bangladesh vs Western Sahara: Probability of dying that year, among males
Bangladesh
2.5%
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.7%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
63rd
Western Sahara rank
60th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Bangladesh
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Western Sahara ranks 60th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.4% | 22.6% | 3.1% | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 19.5% | 3.0% | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 11.0% | 1.9% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Bangladesh or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 0.2%, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Western Sahara rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Bangladesh ranks 63rd and Western Sahara ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.