Australia vs Denmark: Mortality rate, adult, male

Australia
72.64 per 1,000 male adults
in 2021
Denmark
65.83 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Australia rank
188th
Denmark rank
190th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Australia
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 72.64 per 1,000 male adults against 65.83 per 1,000 male adults in Denmark, a difference of 6.81 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 188th and Denmark ranks 190th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 204.99 per 1,000 male adults 155.03 per 1,000 male adults 49.96 per 1,000 male adults Australia
1970s 188.62 per 1,000 male adults 162.05 per 1,000 male adults 26.57 per 1,000 male adults Australia
1980s 145.56 per 1,000 male adults 162.63 per 1,000 male adults 17.07 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
1990s 111.03 per 1,000 male adults 141.82 per 1,000 male adults 30.79 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
2000s 87.48 per 1,000 male adults 117.02 per 1,000 male adults 29.54 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
2010s 76.62 per 1,000 male adults 86.65 per 1,000 male adults 10.04 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
2020s 72.83 per 1,000 male adults 70.21 per 1,000 male adults 2.62 per 1,000 male adults Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Australia or Denmark?
Australia, at 72.64 per 1,000 male adults against 65.83 per 1,000 male adults in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Australia and Denmark?
6.81 per 1,000 male adults, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Australia ranks 188th and Denmark ranks 190th 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.