Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, adult, male

Sub-Saharan Africa
295.66 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Zimbabwe
361.89 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
5th

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 361.89 per 1,000 male adults against 295.66 per 1,000 male adults in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 66.23 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 458.33 per 1,000 male adults 362.34 per 1,000 male adults 95.99 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 422.55 per 1,000 male adults 378.39 per 1,000 male adults 44.16 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 404.81 per 1,000 male adults 352.13 per 1,000 male adults 52.69 per 1,000 male adults Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 412.55 per 1,000 male adults 549.65 per 1,000 male adults 137.1 per 1,000 male adults Zimbabwe
2000s 390.61 per 1,000 male adults 652.15 per 1,000 male adults 261.54 per 1,000 male adults Zimbabwe
2010s 335.47 per 1,000 male adults 437.1 per 1,000 male adults 101.64 per 1,000 male adults Zimbabwe
2020s 309.57 per 1,000 male adults 382.08 per 1,000 male adults 72.5 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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 361.89 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
66.23 per 1,000 male adults, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.