What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?

1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Eswatini: Mortality rate, neonatal

Burkina Faso

23.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Eswatini

25 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

25th

Eswatini rank

23rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Burkina Faso
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 25 per 1,000 live births against 23.8 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Eswatini ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50.67 per 1,000 live births	22.23 per 1,000 live births	28.44 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
1990s	42.99 per 1,000 live births	21.68 per 1,000 live births	21.31 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	35.9 per 1,000 live births	26.87 per 1,000 live births	9.03 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	28.37 per 1,000 live births	26.81 per 1,000 live births	1.56 per 1,000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	24.68 per 1,000 live births	25.94 per 1,000 live births	1.26 per 1,000 live births	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?: Eswatini, at 25 per 1,000 live births against 23.8 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Eswatini 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, neonatal (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, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.