Korea vs Sweden: Mortality rate, adult, male
Korea
53.42 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Sweden
51.86 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Korea rank
207th
Sweden rank
210th
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Korea currently reports 53.42 per 1,000 male adults against 51.86 per 1,000 male adults in Sweden, a difference of 1.56 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 Sweden ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 413.46 per 1,000 male adults | 140.34 per 1,000 male adults | 273.12 per 1,000 male adults | Korea |
| 1970s | 333.51 per 1,000 male adults | 145.47 per 1,000 male adults | 188.04 per 1,000 male adults | Korea |
| 1980s | 289.91 per 1,000 male adults | 128.91 per 1,000 male adults | 161 per 1,000 male adults | Korea |
| 1990s | 207.48 per 1,000 male adults | 101.27 per 1,000 male adults | 106.21 per 1,000 male adults | Korea |
| 2000s | 131.81 per 1,000 male adults | 80.92 per 1,000 male adults | 50.89 per 1,000 male adults | Korea |
| 2010s | 74.55 per 1,000 male adults | 65.88 per 1,000 male adults | 8.67 per 1,000 male adults | Korea |
| 2020s | 61.42 per 1,000 male adults | 56.97 per 1,000 male adults | 4.44 per 1,000 male adults | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Korea or Sweden?
- Korea, at 53.42 per 1,000 male adults against 51.86 per 1,000 male adults in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Korea and Sweden?
- 1.56 per 1,000 male adults, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Korea ranks 207th and Sweden ranks 210th 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.