Eswatini vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, male

Eswatini
346.97 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
South Africa
353.7 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Eswatini rank
10th
South Africa rank
8th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Eswatini
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 346.97 per 1,000 male adults in Eswatini, a difference of 6.73 per 1,000 male adults.

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

Eswatini ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 423.14 per 1,000 male adults 391.73 per 1,000 male adults 31.41 per 1,000 male adults Eswatini
1970s 359.14 per 1,000 male adults 362.98 per 1,000 male adults 3.84 per 1,000 male adults South Africa
1980s 309.89 per 1,000 male adults 338.12 per 1,000 male adults 28.23 per 1,000 male adults South Africa
1990s 464.76 per 1,000 male adults 392.31 per 1,000 male adults 72.46 per 1,000 male adults Eswatini
2000s 687.76 per 1,000 male adults 522.49 per 1,000 male adults 165.27 per 1,000 male adults Eswatini
2010s 560.6 per 1,000 male adults 404.01 per 1,000 male adults 156.59 per 1,000 male adults Eswatini
2020s 403.51 per 1,000 male adults 356.79 per 1,000 male adults 46.72 per 1,000 male adults Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Eswatini or South Africa?
South Africa, at 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 346.97 per 1,000 male adults in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Eswatini and South Africa?
6.73 per 1,000 male adults, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Eswatini ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th 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
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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.