Nigeria vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, male
Nigeria
354.91 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
South Africa
353.7 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Nigeria rank
7th
South Africa rank
8th
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 354.91 per 1,000 male adults against 353.7 per 1,000 male adults in South Africa, a difference of 1.21 per 1,000 male adults.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502.86 per 1,000 male adults | 391.73 per 1,000 male adults | 111.14 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 442.31 per 1,000 male adults | 362.98 per 1,000 male adults | 79.33 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 421.33 per 1,000 male adults | 338.12 per 1,000 male adults | 83.22 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 433.49 per 1,000 male adults | 392.31 per 1,000 male adults | 41.18 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 398.39 per 1,000 male adults | 522.49 per 1,000 male adults | 124.1 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
| 2010s | 376.71 per 1,000 male adults | 404.01 per 1,000 male adults | 27.3 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
| 2020s | 363.54 per 1,000 male adults | 356.79 per 1,000 male adults | 6.75 per 1,000 male adults | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Nigeria or South Africa?
- Nigeria, at 354.91 per 1,000 male adults against 353.7 per 1,000 male adults in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 1.21 per 1,000 male adults, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Nigeria ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th 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.