What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The highest recorded value was 476.86 per 1,000 male adults in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The lowest recorded value was 263.88 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.

How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for mortality rate, adult, male?

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Name: Mortality rate, adult, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Mortality rate, adult, male was 263.88 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

263.88 per 1,000 male adults

Change on year

down 1.3%

Rank

8th

of 47 groups

All-time high

476.86 per 1,000 male adults

in 1960

All-time low

263.88 per 1,000 male adults

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, adult, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 263.88 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 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 476.86 per 1,000 male adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 263.88 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Mortality rate, adult, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 1,000 male adults	Change
1960	476.86 per 1,000 male adults	—
1961	474.65 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
1962	459.98 per 1,000 male adults	-3.1%
1963	458.74 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
1964	457.93 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1965	454.29 per 1,000 male adults	-0.8%
1966	450.31 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
1967	444.77 per 1,000 male adults	-1.2%
1968	441.15 per 1,000 male adults	-0.8%
1969	438.33 per 1,000 male adults	-0.6%
1970	435.17 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
1971	435.67 per 1,000 male adults	+0.1%
1972	440.75 per 1,000 male adults	+1.2%
1973	432.13 per 1,000 male adults	-2.0%
1974	429.29 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
1975	425.24 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
1976	420.67 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
1977	417.26 per 1,000 male adults	-0.8%
1978	420.38 per 1,000 male adults	+0.7%
1979	418 per 1,000 male adults	-0.6%
1980	413.23 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
1981	411.85 per 1,000 male adults	-0.3%
1982	413.87 per 1,000 male adults	+0.5%
1983	424.98 per 1,000 male adults	+2.7%
1984	433.6 per 1,000 male adults	+2.0%
1985	428.2 per 1,000 male adults	-1.2%
1986	417 per 1,000 male adults	-2.6%
1987	404.16 per 1,000 male adults	-3.1%
1988	398.16 per 1,000 male adults	-1.5%
1989	397.27 per 1,000 male adults	-0.2%
1990	402.38 per 1,000 male adults	+1.3%
1991	398.65 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
1992	396.8 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
1993	390.42 per 1,000 male adults	-1.6%
1994	395.95 per 1,000 male adults	+1.4%
1995	388.24 per 1,000 male adults	-1.9%
1996	390.93 per 1,000 male adults	+0.7%
1997	389.29 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
1998	396.4 per 1,000 male adults	+1.8%
1999	394.77 per 1,000 male adults	-0.4%
2000	375.98 per 1,000 male adults	-4.8%
2001	372.19 per 1,000 male adults	-1.0%
2002	369.46 per 1,000 male adults	-0.7%
2003	365.55 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
2004	361.69 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
2005	356.22 per 1,000 male adults	-1.5%
2006	347.13 per 1,000 male adults	-2.6%
2007	340.97 per 1,000 male adults	-1.8%
2008	335.96 per 1,000 male adults	-1.5%
2009	332.89 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
2010	328.5 per 1,000 male adults	-1.3%
2011	321.95 per 1,000 male adults	-2.0%
2012	313.74 per 1,000 male adults	-2.5%
2013	309.56 per 1,000 male adults	-1.3%
2014	306.17 per 1,000 male adults	-1.1%
2015	300.24 per 1,000 male adults	-1.9%
2016	295.94 per 1,000 male adults	-1.4%
2017	294.58 per 1,000 male adults	-0.5%
2018	289.99 per 1,000 male adults	-1.6%
2019	287.35 per 1,000 male adults	-0.9%
2020	291.11 per 1,000 male adults	+1.3%
2021	312.44 per 1,000 male adults	+7.3%
2022	279.65 per 1,000 male adults	-10.5%
2023	267.48 per 1,000 male adults	-4.4%
2024	263.88 per 1,000 male adults	-1.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	455.7 per 1,000 male adults	438.33 per 1,000 male adults	476.86 per 1,000 male adults	10
1970s	427.45 per 1,000 male adults	417.26 per 1,000 male adults	440.75 per 1,000 male adults	10
1980s	414.23 per 1,000 male adults	397.27 per 1,000 male adults	433.6 per 1,000 male adults	10
1990s	394.38 per 1,000 male adults	388.24 per 1,000 male adults	402.38 per 1,000 male adults	10
2000s	355.8 per 1,000 male adults	332.89 per 1,000 male adults	375.98 per 1,000 male adults	10
2010s	304.8 per 1,000 male adults	287.35 per 1,000 male adults	328.5 per 1,000 male adults	10
2020s	282.91 per 1,000 male adults	263.88 per 1,000 male adults	312.44 per 1,000 male adults	5

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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
10 Eswatini 346.97 per 1,000 male adults compare
11 Somalia 323.89 per 1,000 male adults compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0606 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)

All data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, adult, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Mortality rate, adult, male in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 263.88 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The highest recorded value was 476.86 per 1,000 male adults in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The lowest recorded value was 263.88 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for mortality rate, adult, male?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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: 03 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.