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
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
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.