Benin vs Namibia: Mortality rate, adult, male

Benin
287.55 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Namibia
302.25 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Benin rank
18th
Namibia rank
16th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Benin
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 302.25 per 1,000 male adults against 287.55 per 1,000 male adults in Benin, a difference of 14.7 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 16th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 458.7 per 1,000 male adults 366.03 per 1,000 male adults 92.67 per 1,000 male adults Benin
1970s 422.1 per 1,000 male adults 329.73 per 1,000 male adults 92.37 per 1,000 male adults Benin
1980s 388.83 per 1,000 male adults 438.77 per 1,000 male adults 49.94 per 1,000 male adults Namibia
1990s 323.82 per 1,000 male adults 436.44 per 1,000 male adults 112.62 per 1,000 male adults Namibia
2000s 294.38 per 1,000 male adults 575.11 per 1,000 male adults 280.73 per 1,000 male adults Namibia
2010s 288.87 per 1,000 male adults 473.64 per 1,000 male adults 184.77 per 1,000 male adults Namibia
2020s 292.22 per 1,000 male adults 362.25 per 1,000 male adults 70.02 per 1,000 male adults Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Benin or Namibia?
Namibia, at 302.25 per 1,000 male adults against 287.55 per 1,000 male adults in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Benin and Namibia?
14.7 per 1,000 male adults, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Benin ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 16th 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.