What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The highest recorded value was 496.87 per 1,000 male adults in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The lowest recorded value was 310.49 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.

How does Africa Western and Central rank for mortality rate, adult, male?

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Africa Western and Central 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 Western and Central

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

Africa Western and Central: Mortality rate, adult, male was 310.49 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

310.49 per 1,000 male adults

Change on year

down 0.9%

Rank

1st

of 47 groups

All-time high

496.87 per 1,000 male adults

in 1960

All-time low

310.49 per 1,000 male adults

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Africa Western and Central recorded 310.49 per 1,000 male adults for mortality rate, adult, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Western and Central peaked at 496.87 per 1,000 male adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 310.49 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.

Africa Western and Central ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in Africa Western and Central, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 male adults	Change
1960	496.87 per 1,000 male adults	—
1961	494.82 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
1962	475.57 per 1,000 male adults	-3.9%
1963	474.42 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1964	473.12 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
1965	470.4 per 1,000 male adults	-0.6%
1966	470.44 per 1,000 male adults	+0.0%
1967	488.33 per 1,000 male adults	+3.8%
1968	477.24 per 1,000 male adults	-2.3%
1969	474.94 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
1970	454.34 per 1,000 male adults	-4.3%
1971	448.83 per 1,000 male adults	-1.2%
1972	442.37 per 1,000 male adults	-1.4%
1973	437.54 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
1974	431.85 per 1,000 male adults	-1.3%
1975	427.78 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
1976	418.67 per 1,000 male adults	-2.1%
1977	412.35 per 1,000 male adults	-1.5%
1978	408.48 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
1979	405.49 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
1980	403.81 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
1981	400.81 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
1982	398.66 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
1983	396.7 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
1984	395.92 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1985	394.58 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
1986	393.97 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1987	395.25 per 1,000 male adults	+0.3%
1988	389.76 per 1,000 male adults	-1.4%
1989	389.04 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1990	394.43 per 1,000 male adults	+1.4%
1991	392.72 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
1992	391.95 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1993	391.9 per 1,000 male adults	-0.0%
1994	395.28 per 1,000 male adults	+0.9%
1995	394.17 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
1996	394.88 per 1,000 male adults	+0.2%
1997	396.72 per 1,000 male adults	+0.5%
1998	393.87 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
1999	390.79 per 1,000 male adults	-0.8%
2000	384.47 per 1,000 male adults	-1.6%
2001	380.37 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
2002	376.13 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
2003	372.43 per 1,000 male adults	-1.0%
2004	367.17 per 1,000 male adults	-1.4%
2005	365.94 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
2006	363.52 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
2007	359.13 per 1,000 male adults	-1.2%
2008	355.15 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
2009	359.38 per 1,000 male adults	+1.2%
2010	351.4 per 1,000 male adults	-2.2%
2011	347.62 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
2012	344.66 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
2013	343.56 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
2014	343.89 per 1,000 male adults	+0.1%
2015	339.7 per 1,000 male adults	-1.2%
2016	335.21 per 1,000 male adults	-1.3%
2017	334 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
2018	329.5 per 1,000 male adults	-1.3%
2019	330.04 per 1,000 male adults	+0.2%
2020	331.52 per 1,000 male adults	+0.4%
2021	339.87 per 1,000 male adults	+2.5%
2022	324.52 per 1,000 male adults	-4.5%
2023	313.35 per 1,000 male adults	-3.4%
2024	310.49 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	479.62 per 1,000 male adults	470.4 per 1,000 male adults	496.87 per 1,000 male adults	10
1970s	428.77 per 1,000 male adults	405.49 per 1,000 male adults	454.34 per 1,000 male adults	10
1980s	395.85 per 1,000 male adults	389.04 per 1,000 male adults	403.81 per 1,000 male adults	10
1990s	393.67 per 1,000 male adults	390.79 per 1,000 male adults	396.72 per 1,000 male adults	10
2000s	368.37 per 1,000 male adults	355.15 per 1,000 male adults	384.47 per 1,000 male adults	10
2010s	339.96 per 1,000 male adults	329.5 per 1,000 male adults	351.4 per 1,000 male adults	10
2020s	323.95 per 1,000 male adults	310.49 per 1,000 male adults	339.87 per 1,000 male adults	5

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

1 Lesotho 464.08 per 1,000 male adults compare
2 Central African Republic 390.38 per 1,000 male adults compare
3 Nauru 383.5 per 1,000 male adults compare
4 Chad 378 per 1,000 male adults compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Western and Central?: Mortality rate, adult, male in Africa Western and Central was 310.49 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 Western and Central?: The highest recorded value was 496.87 per 1,000 male adults in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The lowest recorded value was 310.49 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for mortality rate, adult, male?: Africa Western and Central ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa Western and Central 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.