Eswatini vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, neonatal
Eswatini
25 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
16.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
23rd
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Eswatini
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 25 per 1,000 live births against 16.67 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 8.33 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Eswatini ranks 23rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.68 per 1,000 live births | 51.11 per 1,000 live births | 29.43 per 1,000 live births | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 26.87 per 1,000 live births | 37.44 per 1,000 live births | 10.57 per 1,000 live births | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 26.81 per 1,000 live births | 26.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.7631 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 25.94 per 1,000 live births | 18.29 per 1,000 live births | 7.65 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Eswatini, at 25 per 1,000 live births against 16.67 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Eswatini and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 8.33 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.