Eswatini vs Namibia: Child mortality rate
Eswatini
4.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia
3.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Namibia rank
38th
Child mortality rate over time
- Eswatini
- Namibia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.51 deaths per 100 live births against 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.56 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.63 deaths per 100 live births | 11.06 deaths per 100 live births | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 14.49 deaths per 100 live births | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | 8.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.049 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.809 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 10.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.977 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.536 deaths per 100 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Eswatini or Namibia?
- Eswatini, at 4.51 deaths per 100 live births against 3.95 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Eswatini and Namibia?
- 0.56 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.