Afghanistan vs Botswana: Mortality rate, adult, male

Afghanistan
221.63 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Botswana
223.69 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
64th
Botswana rank
62nd

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 223.69 per 1,000 male adults against 221.63 per 1,000 male adults in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.06 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 62nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Botswana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1960s 572.49 per 1,000 male adults 384.46 per 1,000 male adults 188.03 per 1,000 male adults Afghanistan
1970s 528.25 per 1,000 male adults 335.85 per 1,000 male adults 192.4 per 1,000 male adults Afghanistan
1980s 653.62 per 1,000 male adults 342.29 per 1,000 male adults 311.34 per 1,000 male adults Afghanistan
1990s 435.75 per 1,000 male adults 521.61 per 1,000 male adults 85.86 per 1,000 male adults Botswana
2000s 324.51 per 1,000 male adults 526.65 per 1,000 male adults 202.14 per 1,000 male adults Botswana
2010s 294.19 per 1,000 male adults 350.77 per 1,000 male adults 56.58 per 1,000 male adults Botswana
2020s 282.46 per 1,000 male adults 252.7 per 1,000 male adults 29.76 per 1,000 male adults Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Botswana, at 223.69 per 1,000 male adults against 221.63 per 1,000 male adults in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Afghanistan and Botswana?
2.06 per 1,000 male adults, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Afghanistan ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
Unit
per 1,000 male adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.