Ethiopia vs Sudan: Mortality rate, adult, male

Ethiopia
242.79 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Sudan
243.99 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
51st
Sudan rank
49th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 243.99 per 1,000 male adults against 242.79 per 1,000 male adults in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 male adults.

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

Ethiopia ranks 51st and Sudan ranks 49th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 511.66 per 1,000 male adults 366.66 per 1,000 male adults 145 per 1,000 male adults Ethiopia
1970s 517.92 per 1,000 male adults 347.26 per 1,000 male adults 170.66 per 1,000 male adults Ethiopia
1980s 487.19 per 1,000 male adults 367.91 per 1,000 male adults 119.28 per 1,000 male adults Ethiopia
1990s 409.42 per 1,000 male adults 331.97 per 1,000 male adults 77.45 per 1,000 male adults Ethiopia
2000s 362.5 per 1,000 male adults 325.27 per 1,000 male adults 37.24 per 1,000 male adults Ethiopia
2010s 282.36 per 1,000 male adults 264.84 per 1,000 male adults 17.52 per 1,000 male adults Ethiopia
2020s 255.63 per 1,000 male adults 260.82 per 1,000 male adults 5.19 per 1,000 male adults Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Ethiopia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 243.99 per 1,000 male adults against 242.79 per 1,000 male adults in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Ethiopia and Sudan?
1.2 per 1,000 male adults, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Ethiopia ranks 51st and Sudan ranks 49th 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.