Malawi vs South Asia: Mortality rate, adult, male
Malawi
272.63 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
South Asia
171.87 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Malawi rank
26th
South Asia rank
23rd
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- Malawi
- South Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 272.63 per 1,000 male adults against 171.87 per 1,000 male adults in South Asia, a difference of 100.76 per 1,000 male adults.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times South Asia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 446.89 per 1,000 male adults | 369.04 per 1,000 male adults | 77.85 per 1,000 male adults | Malawi |
| 1970s | 426.89 per 1,000 male adults | 331 per 1,000 male adults | 95.89 per 1,000 male adults | Malawi |
| 1980s | 417.58 per 1,000 male adults | 285.12 per 1,000 male adults | 132.46 per 1,000 male adults | Malawi |
| 1990s | 511.37 per 1,000 male adults | 259.71 per 1,000 male adults | 251.66 per 1,000 male adults | Malawi |
| 2000s | 488.31 per 1,000 male adults | 233.58 per 1,000 male adults | 254.73 per 1,000 male adults | Malawi |
| 2010s | 364.78 per 1,000 male adults | 203.39 per 1,000 male adults | 161.38 per 1,000 male adults | Malawi |
| 2020s | 304.81 per 1,000 male adults | 192.27 per 1,000 male adults | 112.54 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 South Asia?
- Malawi, at 272.63 per 1,000 male adults against 171.87 per 1,000 male adults in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Malawi and South Asia?
- 100.76 per 1,000 male adults, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Malawi ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 23rd 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.