Denmark vs Ireland: Mortality rate, adult, male

Denmark
65.83 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Ireland
72.8 per 1,000 male adults
in 2022
Denmark rank
190th
Ireland rank
187th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Denmark
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 72.8 per 1,000 male adults against 65.83 per 1,000 male adults in Denmark, a difference of 6.97 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.

Denmark ranks 190th and Ireland ranks 187th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 155.03 per 1,000 male adults 178.22 per 1,000 male adults 23.19 per 1,000 male adults Ireland
1970s 162.05 per 1,000 male adults 180.19 per 1,000 male adults 18.14 per 1,000 male adults Ireland
1980s 162.63 per 1,000 male adults 155.79 per 1,000 male adults 6.84 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
1990s 141.82 per 1,000 male adults 126.27 per 1,000 male adults 15.55 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
2000s 117.02 per 1,000 male adults 103.1 per 1,000 male adults 13.93 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
2010s 86.65 per 1,000 male adults 83.64 per 1,000 male adults 3.01 per 1,000 male adults Denmark
2020s 70.43 per 1,000 male adults 75.63 per 1,000 male adults 5.2 per 1,000 male adults Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Denmark or Ireland?
Ireland, at 72.8 per 1,000 male adults against 65.83 per 1,000 male adults in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Denmark and Ireland?
6.97 per 1,000 male adults, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Denmark ranks 190th and Ireland ranks 187th 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.