Cameroon vs Malawi: Mortality rate, adult, male

Cameroon
272.06 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Malawi
272.63 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Cameroon rank
27th
Malawi rank
26th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 272.63 per 1,000 male adults against 272.06 per 1,000 male adults in Cameroon, a difference of 0.57 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 468.46 per 1,000 male adults 446.89 per 1,000 male adults 21.57 per 1,000 male adults Cameroon
1970s 367.2 per 1,000 male adults 426.89 per 1,000 male adults 59.69 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
1980s 364.14 per 1,000 male adults 417.58 per 1,000 male adults 53.45 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
1990s 370.01 per 1,000 male adults 511.37 per 1,000 male adults 141.36 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
2000s 357.02 per 1,000 male adults 488.31 per 1,000 male adults 131.29 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
2010s 326.56 per 1,000 male adults 364.78 per 1,000 male adults 38.22 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
2020s 296.81 per 1,000 male adults 304.81 per 1,000 male adults 8 per 1,000 male adults Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Cameroon or Malawi?
Malawi, at 272.63 per 1,000 male adults against 272.06 per 1,000 male adults in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Cameroon and Malawi?
0.57 per 1,000 male adults, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Cameroon ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th 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.