Adult mortality rate, male — all countries

Adult mortality rate, male — Southern Africa

Adult mortality rate, male in Southern Africa in 2024 — 350.4 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 14.1%.

2024 350.4 per 1,000 +6.94% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 556 per 1,0002006
Period minimum 327.6 per 1,0002023

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 male adults

Adult mortality rate, male — Southern Africa, 1960–202430040050060019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 407.9 per 1,0001962: 398.2 per 1,0001964: 391.4 per 1,0001966: 387.8 per 1,0001968: 385.6 per 1,0001970: 383.1 per 1,0001972: 374.6 per 1,0001974: 365.9 per 1,0001976: 356.7 per 1,0001978: 348.4 per 1,0001980: 346.3 per 1,0001982: 339.6 per 1,0001984: 336 per 1,0001986: 342.5 per 1,0001988: 348.6 per 1,0001990: 358.1 per 1,0001992: 368.9 per 1,0001994: 387.4 per 1,0001996: 419.6 per 1,0001998: 447.8 per 1,0002000: 487.4 per 1,0002002: 529.2 per 1,0002004: 555.9 per 1,0002006: 556 per 1,0002008: 536.4 per 1,0002010: 492.9 per 1,0002012: 446.7 per 1,0002014: 415.5 per 1,0002016: 390.4 per 1,0002018: 365.9 per 1,0002020: 357.2 per 1,0002022: 347.4 per 1,0002024: 350.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −57.5 (−14.1%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 350.4 per 1,000
World 176 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, male — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 350.4 +22.8 +6.94%
2023 327.6 −19.7 −5.68%
2022 347.4 −63.4 −15.43%
2021 410.7 +53.5 +14.98%
2020 357.2 +8.1 +2.33%
2019 349.1 −16.8 −4.59%
2018 365.9 −12.3 −3.24%
2017 378.1 −12.2 −3.14%
2016 390.4 −11.5 −2.86%
2015 401.9 −13.6 −3.28%
2014 415.5 −17.5 −4.05%
2013 433 −13.7 −3.07%
2012 446.7 −25.2 −5.33%
2011 471.9 −21 −4.25%
2010 492.9 −25.9 −4.99%
2009 518.7 −17.7 −3.3%
2008 536.4 −13.1 −2.39%
2007 549.6 −6.4 −1.15%
2006 556 +0 +0.01%
2005 555.9 −0 −0.01%
2004 555.9 +4.5 +0.82%
2003 551.5 +22.3 +4.21%
2002 529.2 +23.7 +4.69%
2001 505.5 +18 +3.7%
2000 487.4 +25 +5.42%
1999 462.4 +14.6 +3.26%
1998 447.8 +13.7 +3.16%
1997 434.1 +14.5 +3.45%
1996 419.6 +18.3 +4.56%
1995 401.3 +13.9 +3.6%
1994 387.4 +10 +2.66%
1993 377.4 +8.5 +2.3%
1992 368.9 +6 +1.66%
1991 362.9 +4.8 +1.33%
1990 358.1 +7.2 +2.04%
1989 350.9 +2.4 +0.68%
1988 348.6 +5.6 +1.65%
1987 342.9 +0.4 +0.11%
1986 342.5 +4.6 +1.36%
1985 337.9 +1.9 +0.57%
1984 336 −1.8 −0.54%
1983 337.8 −1.8 −0.53%
1982 339.6 −3 −0.88%
1981 342.6 −3.7 −1.07%
1980 346.3 +1.4 +0.41%
1979 344.9 −3.5 −1%
1978 348.4 −4.9 −1.38%
1977 353.3 −3.4 −0.96%
1976 356.7 −2.9 −0.8%
1975 359.6 −6.3 −1.73%
1974 365.9 −4.5 −1.22%
1973 370.4 −4.2 −1.12%
1972 374.6 −4.9 −1.3%
1971 379.6 −3.6 −0.93%
1970 383.1 −1 −0.26%
1969 384.1 −1.4 −0.37%
1968 385.6 −1.2 −0.31%
1967 386.8 −1 −0.27%
1966 387.8 −2.1 −0.54%
1965 389.9 −1.4 −0.37%
1964 391.4 −3.7 −0.95%
1963 395.1 −3.1 −0.77%
1962 398.2 −6.7 −1.66%
1961 404.9 −3 −0.74%
1960 407.9

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for men, expressed as the number of deaths per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The indicator picks out what happens in working ages more precisely than life expectancy does: life expectancy depends heavily on child mortality, and this series does not account for it at all. It is this series that shows the excess male mortality in the countries of Eastern Europe, where the values run three times the Western European ones.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life, computed from current age-specific rates. Child and old-age mortality are not part of it.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.