Eswatini vs Zambia: Child mortality rate
Eswatini
5.0%
in 2023
Zambia
5.2%
in 2023
Eswatini rank
30th
Zambia rank
27th
Child mortality rate over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 5.2% against 5.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 0.0% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 19.1% | 19.3% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 16.4% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 16.8% | 7.6% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 17.4% | 8.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.5% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 5.2% against 5.0% in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 0.2%, 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 child mortality rate?
- Eswatini ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.