Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rate, adult, male
Gambia
243.56 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Sierra Leone
240.31 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Gambia rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- Gambia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 243.56 per 1,000 male adults against 240.31 per 1,000 male adults in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.25 per 1,000 male adults.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Gambia ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 469.19 per 1,000 male adults | 456.45 per 1,000 male adults | 12.74 per 1,000 male adults | Gambia |
| 1970s | 432.24 per 1,000 male adults | 410.51 per 1,000 male adults | 21.73 per 1,000 male adults | Gambia |
| 1980s | 390.92 per 1,000 male adults | 397.75 per 1,000 male adults | 6.84 per 1,000 male adults | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 347.34 per 1,000 male adults | 462.65 per 1,000 male adults | 115.31 per 1,000 male adults | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 309.19 per 1,000 male adults | 399.07 per 1,000 male adults | 89.88 per 1,000 male adults | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 272.05 per 1,000 male adults | 313.41 per 1,000 male adults | 41.37 per 1,000 male adults | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 258.88 per 1,000 male adults | 251.35 per 1,000 male adults | 7.53 per 1,000 male adults | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Gambia or Sierra Leone?
- Gambia, at 243.56 per 1,000 male adults against 240.31 per 1,000 male adults in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 3.25 per 1,000 male adults, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Gambia ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd 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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About this data
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.