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
510152025194919862024

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) – 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 .