Burundi vs Eswatini: Child mortality rate
Burundi
4.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini
4.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Eswatini rank
35th
Child mortality rate over time
- Burundi
- Eswatini
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.71 deaths per 100 live births against 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 34th and Eswatini ranks 35th of 200 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.03 deaths per 100 live births | 21.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1960s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 19.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.37 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1970s | 25.31 deaths per 100 live births | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10.83 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 18.71 deaths per 100 live births | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.06 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.314 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Burundi or Eswatini?
- Burundi, at 4.71 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 rate between Burundi and Eswatini?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eswatini?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Eswatini rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Eswatini ranks 35th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.