Eswatini vs Other small states: Mortality rate, infant

Eswatini
42.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
24.49 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
24th
Other small states rank
23rd

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Eswatini
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 42.2 per 1,000 live births against 24.49 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 17.71 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.7 times Other small states's.

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

Eswatini ranks 24th and Other small states ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 62.15 per 1,000 live births 61.19 per 1,000 live births 0.9629 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2000s 69.31 per 1,000 live births 43.19 per 1,000 live births 26.12 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 53.54 per 1,000 live births 31.03 per 1,000 live births 22.51 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 45.26 per 1,000 live births 25.74 per 1,000 live births 19.52 per 1,000 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Eswatini or Other small states?
Eswatini, at 42.2 per 1,000 live births against 24.49 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Eswatini and Other small states?
17.71 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Other small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Eswatini ranks 24th and Other small states ranks 23rd 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 (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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.