Africa Eastern and Southern vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, adult, male

Africa Eastern and Southern
285.54 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
South Sudan
355.02 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
6th
South Sudan rank
6th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 355.02 per 1,000 male adults against 285.54 per 1,000 male adults in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 69.48 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 442.08 per 1,000 male adults 742.47 per 1,000 male adults 300.39 per 1,000 male adults South Sudan
1970s 418.01 per 1,000 male adults 573.34 per 1,000 male adults 155.33 per 1,000 male adults South Sudan
1980s 410.86 per 1,000 male adults 654.9 per 1,000 male adults 244.03 per 1,000 male adults South Sudan
1990s 425.41 per 1,000 male adults 729.11 per 1,000 male adults 303.71 per 1,000 male adults South Sudan
2000s 406.08 per 1,000 male adults 350.13 per 1,000 male adults 55.95 per 1,000 male adults Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 332.39 per 1,000 male adults 437.95 per 1,000 male adults 105.56 per 1,000 male adults South Sudan
2020s 299.78 per 1,000 male adults 360.53 per 1,000 male adults 60.74 per 1,000 male adults South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Africa Eastern and Southern or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 355.02 per 1,000 male adults against 285.54 per 1,000 male adults in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
69.48 per 1,000 male adults, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 47 groups.
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.