Burundi vs Eswatini: Child mortality rate
Burundi
4.9%
in 2023
Eswatini
5.0%
in 2023
Burundi rank
31st
Eswatini rank
30th
Child mortality rate over time
- Burundi
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 31st and Eswatini ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.4% | 22.5% | 3.8% | Burundi |
| 1960s | 24.8% | 19.1% | 5.6% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 25.0% | 14.4% | 10.6% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 9.2% | 9.9% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 8.6% | 8.4% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.0% | 1.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 0.0% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burundi or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burundi and Eswatini?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eswatini?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Eswatini rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burundi ranks 31st and Eswatini ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.