Eswatini vs East Timor: Child mortality by sex
Eswatini
4.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor
5.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
36th
East Timor rank
33rd
Child mortality by sex over time
- Eswatini
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 5.17 deaths per 100 live births against 4.97 deaths per 100 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was East Timor ahead.
Eswatini ranks 36th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.34 deaths per 100 live births | 25.93 deaths per 100 live births | 17.59 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1990s | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 20.59 deaths per 100 live births | 11.71 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 11.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6.56 deaths per 100 live births | 6.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0993 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2020s | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2634 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Eswatini or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 5.17 deaths per 100 live births against 4.97 deaths per 100 live births in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Eswatini and East Timor?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and East Timor rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 36th and East Timor ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .