Least developed countries vs Somalia: Mortality rate, adult, male

Least developed countries
238.64 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Somalia
323.89 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
11th
Somalia rank
11th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Somalia
200300400500600700196019922024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 323.89 per 1,000 male adults against 238.64 per 1,000 male adults in Least developed countries, a difference of 85.25 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries's.

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

Least developed countries ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 11th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 426.76 per 1,000 male adults 432.29 per 1,000 male adults 5.53 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
1970s 414.21 per 1,000 male adults 417.35 per 1,000 male adults 3.14 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
1980s 380.29 per 1,000 male adults 425.52 per 1,000 male adults 45.23 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
1990s 362.57 per 1,000 male adults 453.74 per 1,000 male adults 91.17 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
2000s 316.13 per 1,000 male adults 372.48 per 1,000 male adults 56.35 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
2010s 275.23 per 1,000 male adults 384.47 per 1,000 male adults 109.25 per 1,000 male adults Somalia
2020s 255.35 per 1,000 male adults 343.69 per 1,000 male adults 88.34 per 1,000 male adults Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Least developed countries or Somalia?
Somalia, at 323.89 per 1,000 male adults against 238.64 per 1,000 male adults in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Least developed countries and Somalia?
85.25 per 1,000 male adults, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Somalia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Somalia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Least developed countries ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 11th of 47 groups.
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.