Eswatini vs Timor-Leste: Child mortality rate
Eswatini
5.0%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
4.7%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
30th
Timor-Leste rank
32nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Eswatini
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Eswatini ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.5% | 38.3% | 15.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 19.1% | 33.6% | 14.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 34.4% | 20.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 25.8% | 16.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 20.1% | 11.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.1% | 1.9% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 0.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Eswatini or Timor-Leste?
- Eswatini, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Eswatini and Timor-Leste?
- 0.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Timor-Leste?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Timor-Leste rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Eswatini ranks 30th and Timor-Leste ranks 32nd 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.