Eswatini vs Small states: Mortality rate, neonatal

Eswatini
25 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Small states
13.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
23rd
Small states rank
26th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Eswatini
  • Small states
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 25 per 1,000 live births against 13.67 per 1,000 live births in Small states, a difference of 11.33 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.

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

Eswatini ranks 23rd and Small states ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 21.68 per 1,000 live births 23.55 per 1,000 live births 1.87 per 1,000 live births Small states
2000s 26.87 per 1,000 live births 19.27 per 1,000 live births 7.6 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 26.81 per 1,000 live births 15.87 per 1,000 live births 10.94 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 25.94 per 1,000 live births 14.18 per 1,000 live births 11.76 per 1,000 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Eswatini or Small states?
Eswatini, at 25 per 1,000 live births against 13.67 per 1,000 live births in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eswatini and Small states?
11.33 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Small states?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Small states rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Eswatini ranks 23rd and Small states ranks 26th of 196 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
243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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