Nauru vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, adult, male

Nauru
383.5 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
295.66 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Nauru rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
3rd

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Nauru
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 383.5 per 1,000 male adults against 295.66 per 1,000 male adults in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 87.84 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Nauru ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 381.07 per 1,000 male adults 458.33 per 1,000 male adults 77.26 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 395.52 per 1,000 male adults 422.55 per 1,000 male adults 27.03 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 414.89 per 1,000 male adults 404.81 per 1,000 male adults 10.08 per 1,000 male adults Nauru
1990s 396.58 per 1,000 male adults 412.55 per 1,000 male adults 15.97 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 434.24 per 1,000 male adults 390.61 per 1,000 male adults 43.63 per 1,000 male adults Nauru
2010s 421.28 per 1,000 male adults 335.47 per 1,000 male adults 85.82 per 1,000 male adults Nauru
2020s 393.9 per 1,000 male adults 309.57 per 1,000 male adults 84.32 per 1,000 male adults Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Nauru or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Nauru, at 383.5 per 1,000 male adults against 295.66 per 1,000 male adults in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
87.84 per 1,000 male adults, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nauru and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Nauru ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd 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.