Eswatini vs Zambia: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Eswatini
4.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Zambia
4.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Zambia rank
32nd
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Eswatini
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Zambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.28 deaths per 100 live births | 22.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0381 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1960s | 19.25 deaths per 100 live births | 19.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0365 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1970s | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 16.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1980s | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 16.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 1990s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 17.23 deaths per 100 live births | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.95 deaths per 100 live births | 11.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1564 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2525 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2564 deaths per 100 live births | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.84 deaths per 100 live births against 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Eswatini and Zambia?
- 0.33 deaths per 100 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Zambia rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .