Korea vs Kuwait: Mortality rate, adult, male

Korea
53.42 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Kuwait
52.2 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Korea rank
207th
Kuwait rank
209th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Korea
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 53.42 per 1,000 male adults against 52.2 per 1,000 male adults in Kuwait, a difference of 1.22 per 1,000 male adults.

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

Korea ranks 207th and Kuwait ranks 209th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 413.46 per 1,000 male adults 202.39 per 1,000 male adults 211.07 per 1,000 male adults Korea
1970s 333.51 per 1,000 male adults 159.42 per 1,000 male adults 174.09 per 1,000 male adults Korea
1980s 289.91 per 1,000 male adults 139.19 per 1,000 male adults 150.72 per 1,000 male adults Korea
1990s 207.48 per 1,000 male adults 119.03 per 1,000 male adults 88.45 per 1,000 male adults Korea
2000s 131.81 per 1,000 male adults 100.28 per 1,000 male adults 31.52 per 1,000 male adults Korea
2010s 74.55 per 1,000 male adults 66.28 per 1,000 male adults 8.27 per 1,000 male adults Korea
2020s 61.42 per 1,000 male adults 63.53 per 1,000 male adults 2.11 per 1,000 male adults Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Korea or Kuwait?
Korea, at 53.42 per 1,000 male adults against 52.2 per 1,000 male adults in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Korea and Kuwait?
1.22 per 1,000 male adults, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Korea ranks 207th and Kuwait ranks 209th 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.