Ghana vs North America: Mortality rate, adult, male

Ghana
265.17 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
North America
141.47 per 1,000 male adults
in 2023
Ghana rank
38th
North America rank
38th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Ghana
  • North America
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 265.17 per 1,000 male adults against 141.47 per 1,000 male adults in North America, a difference of 123.7 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.9 times North America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 38th and North America ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana North America Difference Ahead
1960s 406.06 per 1,000 male adults 230.11 per 1,000 male adults 175.95 per 1,000 male adults Ghana
1970s 391.32 per 1,000 male adults 213.24 per 1,000 male adults 178.08 per 1,000 male adults Ghana
1980s 358.49 per 1,000 male adults 177.24 per 1,000 male adults 181.24 per 1,000 male adults Ghana
1990s 316.92 per 1,000 male adults 156.99 per 1,000 male adults 159.93 per 1,000 male adults Ghana
2000s 300.62 per 1,000 male adults 136.39 per 1,000 male adults 164.23 per 1,000 male adults Ghana
2010s 282.58 per 1,000 male adults 129.32 per 1,000 male adults 153.26 per 1,000 male adults Ghana
2020s 275.33 per 1,000 male adults 155.68 per 1,000 male adults 119.65 per 1,000 male adults Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Ghana or North America?
Ghana, at 265.17 per 1,000 male adults against 141.47 per 1,000 male adults in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Ghana and North America?
123.7 per 1,000 male adults, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ghana and North America rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Ghana ranks 38th and North America ranks 38th 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.