Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, adult, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
150.67 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
266.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
200300400500196019922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 266.08 per 1,000 male adults against 150.67 per 1,000 male adults in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 115.41 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 372.13 per 1,000 male adults 458.65 per 1,000 male adults 86.52 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea
1970s 321.35 per 1,000 male adults 384.52 per 1,000 male adults 63.18 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea
1980s 285.51 per 1,000 male adults 338.47 per 1,000 male adults 52.96 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea
1990s 227.58 per 1,000 male adults 314.51 per 1,000 male adults 86.93 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea
2000s 196.98 per 1,000 male adults 301.32 per 1,000 male adults 104.34 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea
2010s 175.32 per 1,000 male adults 283.47 per 1,000 male adults 108.16 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea
2020s 165.9 per 1,000 male adults 281.26 per 1,000 male adults 115.35 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 266.08 per 1,000 male adults against 150.67 per 1,000 male adults in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
115.41 per 1,000 male adults, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th 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.