Bulgaria vs Zambia: Mortality rate, adult, male

Bulgaria
234.35 per 1,000 male adults
in 2021
Zambia
230.62 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
54th
Zambia rank
56th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Zambia
200300400500196019922024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 234.35 per 1,000 male adults against 230.62 per 1,000 male adults in Zambia, a difference of 3.73 per 1,000 male adults.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th of 218 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 160.86 per 1,000 male adults 307.7 per 1,000 male adults 146.84 per 1,000 male adults Zambia
1970s 175.13 per 1,000 male adults 280.5 per 1,000 male adults 105.37 per 1,000 male adults Zambia
1980s 203.08 per 1,000 male adults 360.52 per 1,000 male adults 157.45 per 1,000 male adults Zambia
1990s 234.01 per 1,000 male adults 502.19 per 1,000 male adults 268.18 per 1,000 male adults Zambia
2000s 215.98 per 1,000 male adults 484.88 per 1,000 male adults 268.9 per 1,000 male adults Zambia
2010s 187.68 per 1,000 male adults 358.96 per 1,000 male adults 171.29 per 1,000 male adults Zambia
2020s 220.23 per 1,000 male adults 316.65 per 1,000 male adults 96.43 per 1,000 male adults Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Bulgaria or Zambia?
Bulgaria, at 234.35 per 1,000 male adults against 230.62 per 1,000 male adults in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Bulgaria and Zambia?
3.73 per 1,000 male adults, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zambia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Bulgaria ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 56th 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.