Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, adult, male

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
263.88 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Nigeria
354.91 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
8th
Nigeria rank
7th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 354.91 per 1,000 male adults against 263.88 per 1,000 male adults in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 91.03 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 455.7 per 1,000 male adults 502.86 per 1,000 male adults 47.16 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
1970s 427.45 per 1,000 male adults 442.31 per 1,000 male adults 14.86 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
1980s 414.23 per 1,000 male adults 421.33 per 1,000 male adults 7.1 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
1990s 394.38 per 1,000 male adults 433.49 per 1,000 male adults 39.1 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
2000s 355.8 per 1,000 male adults 398.39 per 1,000 male adults 42.59 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
2010s 304.8 per 1,000 male adults 376.71 per 1,000 male adults 71.91 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
2020s 282.91 per 1,000 male adults 363.54 per 1,000 male adults 80.63 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 354.91 per 1,000 male adults against 263.88 per 1,000 male adults in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nigeria?
91.03 per 1,000 male adults, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 47 groups.
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.