Eswatini vs Namibia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Eswatini
0.1232 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Namibia
0.1188 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Eswatini rank
48th
Namibia rank
50th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Eswatini
- Namibia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in Namibia, a difference of 0.0044 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 under-five deaths per woman | 0.71 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5484 under-five deaths per woman | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.9725 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3243 under-five deaths per woman | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.5558 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5294 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0264 under-five deaths per woman | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.3699 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3402 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0297 under-five deaths per woman | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.4069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2537 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1533 under-five deaths per woman | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.1893 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman | 0 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Eswatini or Namibia?
- Eswatini, at 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Eswatini and Namibia?
- 0.0044 under-five deaths per woman, 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Eswatini ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 50th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).