Life expectancy at age 15 in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Life expectancy at age 15 was 83.45 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Western Sahara, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Western Sahara stood at 83.45 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Western Sahara peaked at 83.45 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 47.21 years, in 1976.
Western Sahara ranks 155th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.55 years | 54.66 years | 56.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.55 years | 56.66 years | 58.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.83 years | 47.21 years | 59.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.2 years | 49.11 years | 60.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.38 years | 66.2 years | 68.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.92 years | 68.78 years | 71.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.22 years | 71.3 years | 73.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.87 years | 73.2 years | 74.45 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 75.09 years | 74.56 years | 75.61 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 76.28 years | 75.72 years | 76.84 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 77.55 years | 76.97 years | 78.15 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 78.9 years | 78.28 years | 79.52 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 80.25 years | 79.65 years | 80.85 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 81.56 years | 80.98 years | 82.13 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 82.81 years | 82.27 years | 83.33 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 83.45 years | 83.45 years | 83.45 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 152 Tonga 83.76 years compare
- 153 Guatemala 83.57 years compare
- 154 American Samoa 83.53 years compare
- 156 Vanuatu 83.43 years compare
- 157 Uzbekistan 83.42 years compare
- 158 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.26 years compare
More health data for Western Sahara
- Life expectancy 71.39 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 71.39 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Western Sahara?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Western Sahara was 83.45 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 83.45 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.21 years in 1976.
- How does Western Sahara rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Western Sahara ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.