Burkina Faso vs Eswatini: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Burkina Faso
23.75 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini
25 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Eswatini rank
24th
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 25 per 1,000 live births against 23.75 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.25 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Eswatini ranks 24th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.88 per 1,000 live births | 26.88 per 1,000 live births | 9 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 28.36 per 1,000 live births | 26.81 per 1,000 live births | 1.56 per 1,000 live births | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 24.67 per 1,000 live births | 25.93 per 1,000 live births | 1.26 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 25 per 1,000 live births against 23.75 per 1,000 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 1.25 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Eswatini ranks 24th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.