Burundi vs Eswatini: Mortality rate, under-5

Burundi
47.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini
45.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
34th
Eswatini rank
35th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Burundi
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 45.1 per 1,000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 34th and Eswatini ranks 35th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Eswatini Difference Ahead
1960s 244.98 per 1,000 live births 184.83 per 1,000 live births 60.15 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1970s 253.13 per 1,000 live births 144.86 per 1,000 live births 108.27 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1980s 187.07 per 1,000 live births 90.2 per 1,000 live births 96.87 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1990s 170.88 per 1,000 live births 81.84 per 1,000 live births 89.04 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2000s 125.77 per 1,000 live births 109.51 per 1,000 live births 16.26 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 70.62 per 1,000 live births 59.95 per 1,000 live births 10.67 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 50.54 per 1,000 live births 47.4 per 1,000 live births 3.14 per 1,000 live births Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Burundi or Eswatini?
Burundi, at 47.1 per 1,000 live births against 45.1 per 1,000 live births in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Burundi and Eswatini?
2 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eswatini?
61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Eswatini rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Burundi ranks 34th and Eswatini ranks 35th 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 (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 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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