Eswatini vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Mortality rate, under-5, male

Eswatini
49.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.79 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Eswatini
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 49.7 per 1,000 live births against 11.79 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 37.91 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 4.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 88.81 per 1,000 live births 45.51 per 1,000 live births 43.3 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2000s 116.11 per 1,000 live births 27.46 per 1,000 live births 88.65 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 65.58 per 1,000 live births 15.34 per 1,000 live births 50.24 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 52.2 per 1,000 live births 12.39 per 1,000 live births 39.81 per 1,000 live births Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Eswatini or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Eswatini, at 49.7 per 1,000 live births against 11.79 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
37.91 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Eswatini ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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, under-5, 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, under-5, 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

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.