Eswatini vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality by sex

Eswatini
4.97 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
4.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
36th
Turkmenistan rank
38th

Child mortality by sex over time

  • Eswatini
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 4.97 deaths per 100 live births against 4.4 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.57 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Eswatini ranks 36th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 13.3 deaths per 100 live births 13.86 deaths per 100 live births 0.553 deaths per 100 live births Turkmenistan
1980s 9.77 deaths per 100 live births 10.79 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births Turkmenistan
1990s 8.88 deaths per 100 live births 8.64 deaths per 100 live births 0.236 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini
2000s 11.61 deaths per 100 live births 6.25 deaths per 100 live births 5.36 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini
2010s 6.56 deaths per 100 live births 4.9 deaths per 100 live births 1.65 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini
2020s 5.22 deaths per 100 live births 4.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.5947 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Eswatini or Turkmenistan?
Eswatini, at 4.97 deaths per 100 live births against 4.4 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Eswatini and Turkmenistan?
0.57 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Turkmenistan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
Eswatini ranks 36th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Child mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .