Malawi vs Other small states: Mortality rate, adult, male

Malawi
272.63 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Other small states
167.54 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Malawi rank
26th
Other small states rank
27th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Other small states
200300400500600196019922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 272.63 per 1,000 male adults against 167.54 per 1,000 male adults in Other small states, a difference of 105.09 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 27th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Other small states Difference Ahead
1960s 446.89 per 1,000 male adults 317.82 per 1,000 male adults 129.06 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
1970s 426.89 per 1,000 male adults 318.65 per 1,000 male adults 108.24 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
1980s 417.58 per 1,000 male adults 299.42 per 1,000 male adults 118.16 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
1990s 511.37 per 1,000 male adults 279.03 per 1,000 male adults 232.35 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
2000s 488.31 per 1,000 male adults 252.24 per 1,000 male adults 236.07 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
2010s 364.78 per 1,000 male adults 201.63 per 1,000 male adults 163.15 per 1,000 male adults Malawi
2020s 304.81 per 1,000 male adults 179.12 per 1,000 male adults 125.69 per 1,000 male adults Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Malawi or Other small states?
Malawi, at 272.63 per 1,000 male adults against 167.54 per 1,000 male adults in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Malawi and Other small states?
105.09 per 1,000 male adults, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Other small states?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Malawi ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 27th 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
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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.