Eswatini vs Madagascar: Infant mortality rate

Eswatini
4.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
4.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
24th
Madagascar rank
22nd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Eswatini
  • Madagascar
51015194919862024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.3 deaths per 100 live births against 4.22 deaths per 100 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 10.41 deaths per 100 live births 8.83 deaths per 100 live births 1.58 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini
1980s 7.32 deaths per 100 live births 11.79 deaths per 100 live births 4.47 deaths per 100 live births Madagascar
1990s 6.21 deaths per 100 live births 7.99 deaths per 100 live births 1.78 deaths per 100 live births Madagascar
2000s 6.93 deaths per 100 live births 5.56 deaths per 100 live births 1.37 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini
2010s 5.35 deaths per 100 live births 4.43 deaths per 100 live births 0.9273 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini
2020s 4.53 deaths per 100 live births 4.39 deaths per 100 live births 0.1386 deaths per 100 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Eswatini or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 4.3 deaths per 100 live births against 4.22 deaths per 100 live births in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Eswatini and Madagascar?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Madagascar?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Madagascar rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Eswatini ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .