Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Mortality rate, adult, male

Papua New Guinea
266.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Uganda
268.15 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Uganda rank
34th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 268.15 per 1,000 male adults against 266.08 per 1,000 male adults in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.07 per 1,000 male adults.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 458.65 per 1,000 male adults 400.77 per 1,000 male adults 57.88 per 1,000 male adults Papua New Guinea
1970s 384.52 per 1,000 male adults 448.48 per 1,000 male adults 63.96 per 1,000 male adults Uganda
1980s 338.47 per 1,000 male adults 536.45 per 1,000 male adults 197.98 per 1,000 male adults Uganda
1990s 314.51 per 1,000 male adults 507.36 per 1,000 male adults 192.85 per 1,000 male adults Uganda
2000s 301.32 per 1,000 male adults 442.98 per 1,000 male adults 141.66 per 1,000 male adults Uganda
2010s 283.47 per 1,000 male adults 337.55 per 1,000 male adults 54.08 per 1,000 male adults Uganda
2020s 281.26 per 1,000 male adults 284.39 per 1,000 male adults 3.13 per 1,000 male adults Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 268.15 per 1,000 male adults against 266.08 per 1,000 male adults in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
2.07 per 1,000 male adults, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th 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.