Eswatini vs Ethiopia: Child mortality rate
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 rate over time
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
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 200 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 | 25.07 deaths per 100 live births | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 26.29 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 | 16.94 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 | 11.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.283 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 6.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.69 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.98 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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 rate?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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.