Tanzania vs World: Mortality rate, adult, male

Tanzania
279.54 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
World
175.96 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Tanzania rank
23rd
World rank
21st

Mortality rate, adult, male over time

  • Tanzania
  • World
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 279.54 per 1,000 male adults against 175.96 per 1,000 male adults in World, a difference of 103.58 per 1,000 male adults.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.6 times World's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania World Difference Ahead
1960s 455.66 per 1,000 male adults 338.39 per 1,000 male adults 117.26 per 1,000 male adults Tanzania
1970s 404.7 per 1,000 male adults 290.6 per 1,000 male adults 114.11 per 1,000 male adults Tanzania
1980s 363.99 per 1,000 male adults 252.95 per 1,000 male adults 111.04 per 1,000 male adults Tanzania
1990s 411.78 per 1,000 male adults 229.95 per 1,000 male adults 181.83 per 1,000 male adults Tanzania
2000s 376.61 per 1,000 male adults 209.26 per 1,000 male adults 167.34 per 1,000 male adults Tanzania
2010s 316.2 per 1,000 male adults 184.62 per 1,000 male adults 131.58 per 1,000 male adults Tanzania
2020s 284.6 per 1,000 male adults 182.91 per 1,000 male adults 101.69 per 1,000 male adults Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Tanzania or World?
Tanzania, at 279.54 per 1,000 male adults against 175.96 per 1,000 male adults in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Tanzania and World?
103.58 per 1,000 male adults, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and World?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and World rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
Tanzania ranks 23rd and World ranks 21st 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.