South Sudan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate, adult, male
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- South Sudan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 355.02 per 1,000 male adults against 295.66 per 1,000 male adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 59.36 per 1,000 male adults.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 742.47 per 1,000 male adults | 458.33 per 1,000 male adults | 284.14 per 1,000 male adults | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 573.34 per 1,000 male adults | 422.55 per 1,000 male adults | 150.79 per 1,000 male adults | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 654.9 per 1,000 male adults | 404.81 per 1,000 male adults | 250.08 per 1,000 male adults | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 729.11 per 1,000 male adults | 412.55 per 1,000 male adults | 316.56 per 1,000 male adults | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 350.13 per 1,000 male adults | 390.61 per 1,000 male adults | 40.48 per 1,000 male adults | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 437.95 per 1,000 male adults | 335.47 per 1,000 male adults | 102.48 per 1,000 male adults | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 360.53 per 1,000 male adults | 309.57 per 1,000 male adults | 50.95 per 1,000 male adults | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, South Sudan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- South Sudan, at 355.02 per 1,000 male adults against 295.66 per 1,000 male adults in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 59.36 per 1,000 male adults, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- South Sudan ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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.