Malaysia vs United States: Mortality rate, adult, male

Malaysia
147.76 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
United States
146.89 per 1,000 male adults
in 2023
Malaysia rank
125th
United States rank
126th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • United States
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 147.76 per 1,000 male adults against 146.89 per 1,000 male adults in United States, a difference of 0.87 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 125th and United States ranks 126th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 301 per 1,000 male adults 234.06 per 1,000 male adults 66.93 per 1,000 male adults Malaysia
1970s 253.84 per 1,000 male adults 216.56 per 1,000 male adults 37.28 per 1,000 male adults Malaysia
1980s 218.66 per 1,000 male adults 180.93 per 1,000 male adults 37.74 per 1,000 male adults Malaysia
1990s 195.96 per 1,000 male adults 161.51 per 1,000 male adults 34.45 per 1,000 male adults Malaysia
2000s 174.14 per 1,000 male adults 141.05 per 1,000 male adults 33.09 per 1,000 male adults Malaysia
2010s 162.12 per 1,000 male adults 134.49 per 1,000 male adults 27.63 per 1,000 male adults Malaysia
2020s 167.27 per 1,000 male adults 162.42 per 1,000 male adults 4.85 per 1,000 male adults Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Malaysia or United States?
Malaysia, at 147.76 per 1,000 male adults against 146.89 per 1,000 male adults in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Malaysia and United States?
0.87 per 1,000 male adults, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Malaysia ranks 125th and United States ranks 126th 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
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.