Benin vs Burkina Faso: Mortality rate, adult, male

Benin
287.55 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Burkina Faso
284.03 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Burkina Faso rank
21st

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 287.55 per 1,000 male adults against 284.03 per 1,000 male adults in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.52 per 1,000 male adults.

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

Benin ranks 18th and Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 458.7 per 1,000 male adults 462.43 per 1,000 male adults 3.72 per 1,000 male adults Burkina Faso
1970s 422.1 per 1,000 male adults 410.78 per 1,000 male adults 11.32 per 1,000 male adults Benin
1980s 388.83 per 1,000 male adults 357.82 per 1,000 male adults 31.01 per 1,000 male adults Benin
1990s 323.82 per 1,000 male adults 365.5 per 1,000 male adults 41.68 per 1,000 male adults Burkina Faso
2000s 294.38 per 1,000 male adults 349.93 per 1,000 male adults 55.55 per 1,000 male adults Burkina Faso
2010s 288.87 per 1,000 male adults 306.28 per 1,000 male adults 17.41 per 1,000 male adults Burkina Faso
2020s 292.22 per 1,000 male adults 300.41 per 1,000 male adults 8.19 per 1,000 male adults Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 287.55 per 1,000 male adults against 284.03 per 1,000 male adults in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Benin and Burkina Faso?
3.52 per 1,000 male adults, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Benin ranks 18th and Burkina Faso ranks 21st 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
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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.