Eswatini vs Namibia: Mortality rate, under-5
Eswatini
45.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia
39.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
35th
Namibia rank
38th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Eswatini
- Namibia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 39.5 per 1,000 live births in Namibia, a difference of 5.6 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 35th and Namibia ranks 38th 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 | 178.77 per 1,000 live births | 96.5 per 1,000 live births | 82.27 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 144.86 per 1,000 live births | 99.81 per 1,000 live births | 45.05 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | 89.71 per 1,000 live births | 0.49 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 81.84 per 1,000 live births | 73.75 per 1,000 live births | 8.09 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 109.51 per 1,000 live births | 69.21 per 1,000 live births | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 59.95 per 1,000 live births | 50.18 per 1,000 live births | 9.77 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 42.04 per 1,000 live births | 5.36 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 Namibia?
- Eswatini, at 45.1 per 1,000 live births against 39.5 per 1,000 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Eswatini and Namibia?
- 5.6 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?
- Eswatini ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 38th 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.