Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, male

Pre-demographic dividend
289.63 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
South Africa
353.7 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend rank
5th
South Africa rank
8th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 289.63 per 1,000 male adults in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 64.07 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pre-demographic dividend averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 467.01 per 1,000 male adults 391.73 per 1,000 male adults 75.28 per 1,000 male adults Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 422.48 per 1,000 male adults 362.98 per 1,000 male adults 59.51 per 1,000 male adults Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 419.59 per 1,000 male adults 338.12 per 1,000 male adults 81.47 per 1,000 male adults Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 409.96 per 1,000 male adults 392.31 per 1,000 male adults 17.65 per 1,000 male adults Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 372.71 per 1,000 male adults 522.49 per 1,000 male adults 149.78 per 1,000 male adults South Africa
2010s 329.12 per 1,000 male adults 404.01 per 1,000 male adults 74.89 per 1,000 male adults South Africa
2020s 306.19 per 1,000 male adults 356.79 per 1,000 male adults 50.6 per 1,000 male adults South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
South Africa, at 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 289.63 per 1,000 male adults in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
64.07 per 1,000 male adults, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th 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.