Eswatini vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Eswatini
49.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
43.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
36th
Namibia rank
39th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Eswatini
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 49.7 per 1,000 live births against 43.4 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 6.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 187.97 per 1,000 live births 101.87 per 1,000 live births 86.1 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
1970s 153.65 per 1,000 live births 105.41 per 1,000 live births 48.24 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
1980s 97.74 per 1,000 live births 95.49 per 1,000 live births 2.25 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
1990s 88.81 per 1,000 live births 79.21 per 1,000 live births 9.6 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2000s 116.11 per 1,000 live births 74.27 per 1,000 live births 41.84 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 65.58 per 1,000 live births 54.88 per 1,000 live births 10.7 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 52.2 per 1,000 live births 46.16 per 1,000 live births 6.04 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 Namibia?
Eswatini, at 49.7 per 1,000 live births against 43.4 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Eswatini and Namibia?
6.3 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Eswatini ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 39th 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, 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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About this data

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
243 places, 13,475 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.