What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The highest recorded value was 452.82 per 1,000 male adults in 1961.

What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The lowest recorded value was 285.54 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.

How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for mortality rate, adult, male?

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Eastern and Southern

Name: Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Eastern and Southern
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa Eastern and Southern: Mortality rate, adult, male was 285.54 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

285.54 per 1,000 male adults

Change on year

down 0.2%

Rank

6th

of 47 groups

All-time high

452.82 per 1,000 male adults

in 1961

All-time low

285.54 per 1,000 male adults

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960–2024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.

Analysis

Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 285.54 per 1,000 male adults for mortality rate, adult, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 452.82 per 1,000 male adults in 1961 and was at its lowest, 285.54 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.

That places Africa Eastern and Southern 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 male adults	Change
1960	451.65 per 1,000 male adults	—
1961	452.82 per 1,000 male adults	+0.3%
1962	447.69 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
1963	446.95 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1964	444.12 per 1,000 male adults	-0.6%
1965	442.98 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
1966	440.18 per 1,000 male adults	-0.6%
1967	434.5 per 1,000 male adults	-1.3%
1968	431.03 per 1,000 male adults	-0.8%
1969	428.89 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
1970	426.17 per 1,000 male adults	-0.6%
1971	424.4 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
1972	431.23 per 1,000 male adults	+1.6%
1973	419.89 per 1,000 male adults	-2.6%
1974	418.13 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
1975	415.43 per 1,000 male adults	-0.6%
1976	412.63 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
1977	410.7 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
1978	413.99 per 1,000 male adults	+0.8%
1979	407.49 per 1,000 male adults	-1.6%
1980	402.74 per 1,000 male adults	-1.2%
1981	401.86 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1982	401.64 per 1,000 male adults	-0.1%
1983	417.87 per 1,000 male adults	+4.0%
1984	424.23 per 1,000 male adults	+1.5%
1985	419.87 per 1,000 male adults	-1.0%
1986	415.34 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
1987	406.46 per 1,000 male adults	-2.1%
1988	408.89 per 1,000 male adults	+0.6%
1989	409.74 per 1,000 male adults	+0.2%
1990	416.87 per 1,000 male adults	+1.7%
1991	416.63 per 1,000 male adults	-0.1%
1992	421.15 per 1,000 male adults	+1.1%
1993	422.9 per 1,000 male adults	+0.4%
1994	422.21 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1995	418.57 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
1996	427.25 per 1,000 male adults	+2.1%
1997	426.62 per 1,000 male adults	-0.1%
1998	441.51 per 1,000 male adults	+3.5%
1999	440.35 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
2000	422.8 per 1,000 male adults	-4.0%
2001	422.79 per 1,000 male adults	-0.0%
2002	423.36 per 1,000 male adults	+0.1%
2003	419.3 per 1,000 male adults	-1.0%
2004	415.88 per 1,000 male adults	-0.8%
2005	409.86 per 1,000 male adults	-1.4%
2006	399.04 per 1,000 male adults	-2.6%
2007	391.15 per 1,000 male adults	-2.0%
2008	383.58 per 1,000 male adults	-1.9%
2009	373.07 per 1,000 male adults	-2.7%
2010	363.04 per 1,000 male adults	-2.7%
2011	357.9 per 1,000 male adults	-1.4%
2012	345.32 per 1,000 male adults	-3.5%
2013	338.64 per 1,000 male adults	-1.9%
2014	335.17 per 1,000 male adults	-1.0%
2015	329.5 per 1,000 male adults	-1.7%
2016	324.59 per 1,000 male adults	-1.5%
2017	318.6 per 1,000 male adults	-1.8%
2018	309.27 per 1,000 male adults	-2.9%
2019	301.92 per 1,000 male adults	-2.4%
2020	303.99 per 1,000 male adults	+0.7%
2021	327.09 per 1,000 male adults	+7.6%
2022	296.23 per 1,000 male adults	-9.4%
2023	286.06 per 1,000 male adults	-3.4%
2024	285.54 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	442.08 per 1,000 male adults	428.89 per 1,000 male adults	452.82 per 1,000 male adults	10
1970s	418.01 per 1,000 male adults	407.49 per 1,000 male adults	431.23 per 1,000 male adults	10
1980s	410.86 per 1,000 male adults	401.64 per 1,000 male adults	424.23 per 1,000 male adults	10
1990s	425.41 per 1,000 male adults	416.63 per 1,000 male adults	441.51 per 1,000 male adults	10
2000s	406.08 per 1,000 male adults	373.07 per 1,000 male adults	423.36 per 1,000 male adults	10
2010s	332.39 per 1,000 male adults	301.92 per 1,000 male adults	363.04 per 1,000 male adults	10
2020s	299.78 per 1,000 male adults	285.54 per 1,000 male adults	327.09 per 1,000 male adults	5

Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern

3 Nauru 383.5 per 1,000 male adults compare
4 Chad 378 per 1,000 male adults compare
5 Zimbabwe 361.89 per 1,000 male adults compare
6 South Sudan 355.02 per 1,000 male adults compare
7 Nigeria 354.91 per 1,000 male adults compare
8 South Africa 353.7 per 1,000 male adults compare
9 Kenya 353.35 per 1,000 male adults compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern

Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0284 units per person (2025)

All data for Africa Eastern and Southern →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Eastern and Southern was 285.54 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The highest recorded value was 452.82 per 1,000 male adults in 1961.
What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The lowest recorded value was 285.54 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for mortality rate, adult, male?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 17 September 2026

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.