East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Eswatini: Mortality rate, under-5

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
13.95 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini
45.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Eswatini rank
35th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.95 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 31.15 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 3.2 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Eswatini ranks 35th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Eswatini Difference Ahead
1990s 52.66 per 1,000 live births 81.84 per 1,000 live births 29.18 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2000s 32.26 per 1,000 live births 109.51 per 1,000 live births 77.25 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2010s 18.12 per 1,000 live births 59.95 per 1,000 live births 41.83 per 1,000 live births Eswatini
2020s 14.69 per 1,000 live births 47.4 per 1,000 live births 32.71 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 13.95 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eswatini?
31.15 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eswatini?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eswatini rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Eswatini ranks 35th of 47 groups.
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
244 places, 13,546 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.