Eswatini vs Latin America & Caribbean: Mortality rate, under-5
Eswatini
45.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
15.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Eswatini
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 15.4 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 29.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.84 per 1,000 live births | 44.19 per 1,000 live births | 37.65 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 109.51 per 1,000 live births | 26.64 per 1,000 live births | 82.87 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 59.95 per 1,000 live births | 18.98 per 1,000 live births | 40.97 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 16.04 per 1,000 live births | 31.36 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, Eswatini or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Eswatini, at 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 15.4 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Eswatini and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 29.7 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 197 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.