Eswatini vs South Asia: Mortality rate, infant, male

Eswatini
46.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
23.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
25th
South Asia rank
26th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Eswatini
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 46.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.7 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 22.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 25th and South Asia ranks 26th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 68.86 per 1,000 live births 77.93 per 1,000 live births 9.07 per 1,000 live births South Asia
2000s 75.97 per 1,000 live births 55.57 per 1,000 live births 20.4 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 58.89 per 1,000 live births 36.27 per 1,000 live births 22.62 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 49.9 per 1,000 live births 25.74 per 1,000 live births 24.16 per 1,000 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Eswatini or South Asia?
Eswatini, at 46.6 per 1,000 live births against 23.7 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Eswatini and South Asia?
22.9 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Eswatini ranks 25th and South Asia ranks 26th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.