Eswatini vs Zambia: Annual death rates at different ages
Eswatini
38.81 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
39.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eswatini rank
28th
Zambia rank
27th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 39.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 38.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.7 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 151.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 131.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 133.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 104.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 69.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 104.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 65.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 108.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 82.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 52.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 40.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3124 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 39.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 38.81 deaths per 1,000 people in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 0.7 deaths per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Eswatini ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.