Somalia vs South Africa: Mortality rate, adult, male
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 323.89 per 1,000 male adults in Somalia, a difference of 29.81 per 1,000 male adults.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 8th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 432.29 per 1,000 male adults | 391.73 per 1,000 male adults | 40.56 per 1,000 male adults | Somalia |
| 1970s | 417.35 per 1,000 male adults | 362.98 per 1,000 male adults | 54.37 per 1,000 male adults | Somalia |
| 1980s | 425.52 per 1,000 male adults | 338.12 per 1,000 male adults | 87.4 per 1,000 male adults | Somalia |
| 1990s | 453.74 per 1,000 male adults | 392.31 per 1,000 male adults | 61.43 per 1,000 male adults | Somalia |
| 2000s | 372.48 per 1,000 male adults | 522.49 per 1,000 male adults | 150.01 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
| 2010s | 384.47 per 1,000 male adults | 404.01 per 1,000 male adults | 19.54 per 1,000 male adults | South Africa |
| 2020s | 343.69 per 1,000 male adults | 356.79 per 1,000 male adults | 13.1 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, Somalia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 353.7 per 1,000 male adults against 323.89 per 1,000 male adults in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Somalia and South Africa?
- 29.81 per 1,000 male adults, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Somalia ranks 11th 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.