|
Western
African Countries, 1950-2050
Crude
Death Rates - Western African Countries, 1950-1970
| Region
and country |
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1950-55
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1955-60
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1960-65
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1965-70
|
| Western
Africa (1) |
28.3 |
26.4 |
24.7 |
22.7 |
| Benin |
35.8 |
33.3 |
30.3 |
26.4 |
| Burkina
Faso |
30.5 |
28.5 |
26.9 |
25.6 |
| Cape
Verde |
18.6 |
17.0 |
15.0 |
12.5 |
| Côte
d'Ivoire |
27.7 |
26.1 |
23.8 |
21.5 |
| Gambia |
34.1 |
32.5 |
31.2 |
29.0 |
| Ghana |
21.7 |
20.1 |
18.7 |
17.4 |
| Guinea |
34.1 |
31.9 |
30.1 |
28.4 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
30.3 |
29.1 |
28.0 |
27.4 |
| Liberia |
27.2 |
25.5 |
23.8 |
21.8 |
| Mali |
31.9 |
30.2 |
28.5 |
27.0 |
| Mauritania |
28.7 |
26.3 |
24.9 |
23.2 |
| Niger |
31.6 |
29.9 |
28.2 |
26.6 |
| Nigeria |
27.2 |
25.3 |
23.6 |
21.4 |
| Saint
Helena |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Senegal |
27.8 |
27.4 |
26.8 |
25.9 |
| Sierra
Leone |
34.3 |
33.3 |
32.3 |
30.6 |
| Togo |
29.1 |
26.8 |
24.4 |
20.8 |
Crude
Death Rates-Western African Countries, 1970-1995
| Region
and country |
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1970-75
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1975-80
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1980-85
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1985-90
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
1990-95
|
| Western
Africa (1) |
21.1 |
19.9 |
18.6 |
17.2 |
16.0 |
| Benin |
23.7 |
21.1 |
17.4 |
15.4 |
13.6 |
| Burkina
Faso |
23.9 |
21.9 |
20.0 |
18.5 |
18.1 |
| Cape
Verde |
11.7 |
10.0 |
11.3 |
9.9 |
8.5 |
| Côte
d'Ivoire |
19.4 |
17.5 |
15.8 |
14.2 |
13.2 |
| Gambia |
26.7 |
24.9 |
23.1 |
21.2 |
19.2 |
| Ghana |
15.8 |
15.3 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
11.6 |
| Guinea |
26.8 |
25.4 |
23.8 |
22.0 |
20.3 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
26.7 |
26.2 |
24.7 |
22.8 |
21.8 |
| Liberia |
19.6 |
18.1 |
16.7 |
15.8 |
27.9 |
| Mali |
25.4 |
24.1 |
22.3 |
20.7 |
19.1 |
| Mauritania |
21.5 |
20.0 |
18.5 |
15.9 |
14.4 |
| Niger |
25.2 |
23.8 |
22.1 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
| Nigeria |
20.2 |
19.2 |
18.2 |
16.9 |
15.4 |
| Saint
Helena |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Senegal |
23.9 |
21.7 |
19.4 |
17.7 |
16.0 |
| Sierra
Leone |
29.2 |
29.0 |
28.4 |
27.1 |
29.6 |
| Togo |
19.4 |
17.4 |
15.7 |
14.5 |
15.0 |
Crude
Death Rates-Western African Countries, 1995-2025
| Region
and country |
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
1995-00
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2000-05
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2005-10
|
Crude
death rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2010-15
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2015-20
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2020-25
|
| Western
Africa (1) |
14.5 |
13.1 |
11.7 |
10.5 |
9.4 |
8.5 |
| Benin |
12.4 |
10.8 |
9.4 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
| Burkina
Faso |
17.7 |
16.3 |
14.3 |
12.4 |
10.7 |
9.4 |
| Cape
Verde |
7.1 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
| Côte
d'Ivoire |
13.8 |
12.9 |
11.5 |
10.0 |
8.7 |
7.8 |
| Gambia |
17.4 |
15.8 |
14.4 |
13.3 |
12.3 |
11.4 |
| Ghana |
10.4 |
9.4 |
8.5 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
6.2 |
| Guinea |
18.4 |
16.5 |
14.9 |
13.4 |
12.1 |
10.8 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
20.6 |
19.1 |
17.4 |
15.6 |
14.0 |
12.7 |
| Liberia |
15.3 |
11.6 |
10.1 |
8.9 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
| Mali |
17.1 |
15.3 |
13.8 |
12.4 |
11.1 |
10.0 |
| Mauritania |
13.1 |
11.9 |
10.7 |
9.7 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
| Niger |
17.1 |
15.2 |
13.6 |
12.2 |
10.9 |
9.7 |
| Nigeria |
13.9 |
12.5 |
11.3 |
10.2 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
| Saint
Helena |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Senegal |
14.5 |
13.1 |
11.8 |
10.7 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
| Sierra
Leone |
25.7 |
22.1 |
19.9 |
17.9 |
16.1 |
14.5 |
| Togo |
14.9 |
13.6 |
11.8 |
10.0 |
8.5 |
7.5 |
Crude
Death Rates-Western African Countries, 2025-2050
|
Region and
country
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2025-30
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2030-35
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2035-40
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2040-45
|
Crude
death
rate
(per thousand)
medium
variant
2045-50
|
| Western
Africa (1) |
7.6 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
| Benin |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
| Burkina
Faso |
8.1 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
| Cape
Verde |
4.8 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
8.0 |
| Côte
d'Ivoire |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
| Gambia |
10.3 |
9.4 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
| Ghana |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
| Guinea |
9.5 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
11.2 |
10.1 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
| Liberia |
6.6 |
6.1 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
| Mali |
8.8 |
7.8 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
| Mauritania |
7.5 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
| Niger |
8.4 |
7.4 |
6.6 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
| Nigeria |
7.4 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
| Saint
Helena |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Senegal |
7.9 |
7.3 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
| Sierra
Leone |
12.9 |
11.5 |
10.4 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
| Togo |
6.8 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
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Footnotes:
Source:
"World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United
Nations, 1997
- : Data
negligible or not available
(1) : Including
Saint Helena
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