Iraq vs Malaysia: Mortality rate, adult, male

Iraq
153.92 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Malaysia
147.76 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Iraq rank
123rd
Malaysia rank
125th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Iraq
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 153.92 per 1,000 male adults against 147.76 per 1,000 male adults in Malaysia, a difference of 6.16 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 125th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 351.32 per 1,000 male adults 301 per 1,000 male adults 50.32 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
1970s 277.74 per 1,000 male adults 253.84 per 1,000 male adults 23.9 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
1980s 477.23 per 1,000 male adults 218.66 per 1,000 male adults 258.56 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
1990s 317.88 per 1,000 male adults 195.96 per 1,000 male adults 121.92 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
2000s 305.36 per 1,000 male adults 174.14 per 1,000 male adults 131.21 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
2010s 209.01 per 1,000 male adults 162.12 per 1,000 male adults 46.9 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
2020s 170.24 per 1,000 male adults 163.37 per 1,000 male adults 6.87 per 1,000 male adults Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Iraq or Malaysia?
Iraq, at 153.92 per 1,000 male adults against 147.76 per 1,000 male adults in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Iraq and Malaysia?
6.16 per 1,000 male adults, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Iraq ranks 123rd and Malaysia ranks 125th 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.