Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, adult, male

Nigeria
354.91 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Zimbabwe
361.89 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Nigeria rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
5th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 361.89 per 1,000 male adults against 354.91 per 1,000 male adults in Nigeria, a difference of 6.98 per 1,000 male adults.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 502.86 per 1,000 male adults 362.34 per 1,000 male adults 140.52 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
1970s 442.31 per 1,000 male adults 378.39 per 1,000 male adults 63.92 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
1980s 421.33 per 1,000 male adults 352.13 per 1,000 male adults 69.21 per 1,000 male adults Nigeria
1990s 433.49 per 1,000 male adults 549.65 per 1,000 male adults 116.17 per 1,000 male adults Zimbabwe
2000s 398.39 per 1,000 male adults 652.15 per 1,000 male adults 253.76 per 1,000 male adults Zimbabwe
2010s 376.71 per 1,000 male adults 437.1 per 1,000 male adults 60.4 per 1,000 male adults Zimbabwe
2020s 363.54 per 1,000 male adults 382.08 per 1,000 male adults 18.53 per 1,000 male adults Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 361.89 per 1,000 male adults against 354.91 per 1,000 male adults in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
6.98 per 1,000 male adults, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Nigeria ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.