Eswatini vs Rwanda: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Eswatini
0.1232 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1264 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Eswatini rank
48th
Rwanda rank
45th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Eswatini
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4675 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4253 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.9725 under-five deaths per woman | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9806 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.5558 under-five deaths per woman | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7745 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.3699 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9973 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.4069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6518 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2448 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.1893 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2087 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0194 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0094 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Rwanda?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Rwanda rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Eswatini ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 45th 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).