Eswatini vs Ethiopia: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita

Eswatini
4.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
4.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Ethiopia rank
36th

Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 4.51 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 18.08 deaths per 100 live births 25.06 deaths per 100 live births 6.98 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1970s 14.49 deaths per 100 live births 26.3 deaths per 100 live births 11.81 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1980s 9.02 deaths per 100 live births 25.96 deaths per 100 live births 16.93 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1990s 8.18 deaths per 100 live births 17.51 deaths per 100 live births 9.32 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2000s 10.95 deaths per 100 live births 11.24 deaths per 100 live births 0.285 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2010s 5.99 deaths per 100 live births 6.69 deaths per 100 live births 0.6922 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2020s 4.74 deaths per 100 live births 5.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.9788 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Eswatini or Ethiopia?
Eswatini, at 4.51 deaths per 100 live births against 4.45 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Eswatini and Ethiopia?
0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ethiopia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Ethiopia rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
Eswatini ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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