Chad vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, adult, male

Chad
378 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Nigeria
354.91 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Chad rank
4th
Nigeria rank
7th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Chad
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 378 per 1,000 male adults against 354.91 per 1,000 male adults in Nigeria, a difference of 23.09 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 473.17 per 1,000 male adults 502.86 per 1,000 male adults 29.69 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
1970s 476.94 per 1,000 male adults 442.31 per 1,000 male adults 34.63 per 1,000 male adults Chad
1980s 466.03 per 1,000 male adults 421.33 per 1,000 male adults 44.7 per 1,000 male adults Chad
1990s 419.36 per 1,000 male adults 433.49 per 1,000 male adults 14.12 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
2000s 407.28 per 1,000 male adults 398.39 per 1,000 male adults 8.89 per 1,000 male adults Chad
2010s 401.94 per 1,000 male adults 376.71 per 1,000 male adults 25.23 per 1,000 male adults Chad
2020s 393.32 per 1,000 male adults 363.54 per 1,000 male adults 29.77 per 1,000 male adults Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Chad or Nigeria?
Chad, at 378 per 1,000 male adults against 354.91 per 1,000 male adults in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Chad and Nigeria?
23.09 per 1,000 male adults, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Chad ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 7th 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.