North Korea vs Syria: Mortality rate, adult, male

North Korea
155.19 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Syria
163.45 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
North Korea rank
122nd
Syria rank
119th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • North Korea
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 163.45 per 1,000 male adults against 155.19 per 1,000 male adults in North Korea, a difference of 8.26 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 122nd and Syria ranks 119th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 316.07 per 1,000 male adults 299.04 per 1,000 male adults 17.04 per 1,000 male adults North Korea
1970s 258 per 1,000 male adults 244.62 per 1,000 male adults 13.37 per 1,000 male adults North Korea
1980s 199.47 per 1,000 male adults 225.71 per 1,000 male adults 26.24 per 1,000 male adults Syria
1990s 216.4 per 1,000 male adults 188.04 per 1,000 male adults 28.36 per 1,000 male adults North Korea
2000s 231.55 per 1,000 male adults 154.64 per 1,000 male adults 76.91 per 1,000 male adults North Korea
2010s 174.11 per 1,000 male adults 296.61 per 1,000 male adults 122.5 per 1,000 male adults Syria
2020s 161.12 per 1,000 male adults 166.25 per 1,000 male adults 5.14 per 1,000 male adults Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, North Korea or Syria?
Syria, at 163.45 per 1,000 male adults against 155.19 per 1,000 male adults in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between North Korea and Syria?
8.26 per 1,000 male adults, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
North Korea ranks 122nd and Syria ranks 119th 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.