South Korea vs Kuwait: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults)
South Korea
53.42 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Kuwait
52.2 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
South Korea rank
207th
Kuwait rank
209th
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
South 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 South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 207th and Kuwait ranks 209th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South 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 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 333.51 per 1,000 male adults | 159.42 per 1,000 male adults | 174.09 per 1,000 male adults | South Korea |
| 1980s | 289.91 per 1,000 male adults | 139.19 per 1,000 male adults | 150.72 per 1,000 male adults | South Korea |
| 1990s | 207.48 per 1,000 male adults | 119.03 per 1,000 male adults | 88.45 per 1,000 male adults | South Korea |
| 2000s | 131.81 per 1,000 male adults | 100.28 per 1,000 male adults | 31.52 per 1,000 male adults | South Korea |
| 2010s | 74.55 per 1,000 male adults | 66.28 per 1,000 male adults | 8.27 per 1,000 male adults | South 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, South Korea or Kuwait?
- South 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 South Korea and Kuwait?
- 1.22 per 1,000 male adults, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- South 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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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.