IDA total vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, male
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- IDA total
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 248.79 per 1,000 male adults in IDA total, a difference of 104.91 per 1,000 male adults.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 409.02 per 1,000 male adults | 391.73 per 1,000 male adults | 17.29 per 1,000 male adults | IDA total |
| 1970s | 381.35 per 1,000 male adults | 362.98 per 1,000 male adults | 18.37 per 1,000 male adults | IDA total |
| 1980s | 346.61 per 1,000 male adults | 338.12 per 1,000 male adults | 8.49 per 1,000 male adults | IDA total |
| 1990s | 342.06 per 1,000 male adults | 392.31 per 1,000 male adults | 50.25 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
| 2000s | 310.14 per 1,000 male adults | 522.49 per 1,000 male adults | 212.35 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
| 2010s | 279.51 per 1,000 male adults | 404.01 per 1,000 male adults | 124.5 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
| 2020s | 262.94 per 1,000 male adults | 356.79 per 1,000 male adults | 93.86 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, IDA total or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 248.79 per 1,000 male adults in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between IDA total and South Africa?
- 104.91 per 1,000 male adults, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- IDA total ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 8th 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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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.