Iraq vs United States: Mortality rate, adult, male

Iraq
153.92 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
United States
146.89 per 1,000 male adults
in 2023
Iraq rank
123rd
United States rank
126th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Iraq
  • United States
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 153.92 per 1,000 male adults against 146.89 per 1,000 male adults in United States, a difference of 7.03 per 1,000 male adults.

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

Iraq ranks 123rd and United States ranks 126th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq United States Difference Ahead
1960s 351.32 per 1,000 male adults 234.06 per 1,000 male adults 117.25 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
1970s 277.74 per 1,000 male adults 216.56 per 1,000 male adults 61.18 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
1980s 477.23 per 1,000 male adults 180.93 per 1,000 male adults 296.3 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
1990s 317.88 per 1,000 male adults 161.51 per 1,000 male adults 156.37 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
2000s 305.36 per 1,000 male adults 141.05 per 1,000 male adults 164.3 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
2010s 209.01 per 1,000 male adults 134.49 per 1,000 male adults 74.53 per 1,000 male adults Iraq
2020s 174.31 per 1,000 male adults 162.42 per 1,000 male adults 11.89 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 United States?
Iraq, at 153.92 per 1,000 male adults against 146.89 per 1,000 male adults in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Iraq and United States?
7.03 per 1,000 male adults, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United States rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Iraq ranks 123rd and United States ranks 126th 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.