Which has higher child mortality, Eswatini or Zambia?

Zambia, at 4.84 against 4.51 in Eswatini as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zambia?

73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini

4.51

in 2024

Zambia

4.84

in 2024

Eswatini rank

35th

Zambia rank

32nd

Zambia currently reports 4.84 against 4.51 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.33.

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 200 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Decade	Eswatini	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.28	22.32	0.0375	Zambia
1960s	19.25	19.28	0.036	Zambia
1970s	14.49	16.22	1.73	Zambia
1980s	9.02	16.54	7.52	Zambia
1990s	8.18	17.23	9.05	Zambia
2000s	10.95	11.11	0.158	Zambia
2010s	6	6.25	0.251	Zambia
2020s	4.74	5	0.258	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Eswatini or Zambia?: Zambia, at 4.84 against 4.51 in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Eswatini and Zambia?: 0.33, 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?: Eswatini ranks 35th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.