Australia vs Ireland: Mortality rate, adult, male

Australia
72.64 per 1,000 male adults
in 2021
Ireland
72.8 per 1,000 male adults
in 2022
Australia rank
188th
Ireland rank
187th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 72.8 per 1,000 male adults against 72.64 per 1,000 male adults in Australia, a difference of 0.16 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 188th and Ireland ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 204.99 per 1,000 male adults 178.22 per 1,000 male adults 26.77 per 1,000 male adults Australia
1970s 188.62 per 1,000 male adults 180.19 per 1,000 male adults 8.43 per 1,000 male adults Australia
1980s 145.56 per 1,000 male adults 155.79 per 1,000 male adults 10.23 per 1,000 male adults Ireland
1990s 111.03 per 1,000 male adults 126.27 per 1,000 male adults 15.24 per 1,000 male adults Ireland
2000s 87.48 per 1,000 male adults 103.1 per 1,000 male adults 15.61 per 1,000 male adults Ireland
2010s 76.62 per 1,000 male adults 83.64 per 1,000 male adults 7.02 per 1,000 male adults Ireland
2020s 72.83 per 1,000 male adults 77.04 per 1,000 male adults 4.21 per 1,000 male adults Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Australia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 72.8 per 1,000 male adults against 72.64 per 1,000 male adults in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Australia and Ireland?
0.16 per 1,000 male adults, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Australia ranks 188th and Ireland ranks 187th 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.