Eswatini vs Ethiopia: Mortality rate, under-5
Eswatini
45.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Ethiopia rank
36th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 36th of 196 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180.8 per 1,000 live births | 250.65 per 1,000 live births | 69.85 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 144.86 per 1,000 live births | 262.95 per 1,000 live births | 118.09 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | 259.55 per 1,000 live births | 169.35 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 81.84 per 1,000 live births | 175.06 per 1,000 live births | 93.22 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 109.51 per 1,000 live births | 112.34 per 1,000 live births | 2.83 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 59.95 per 1,000 live births | 66.85 per 1,000 live births | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Eswatini or Ethiopia?
- Eswatini, at 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Eswatini and Ethiopia?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ethiopia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 36th 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
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.