What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?

0 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?

41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Eswatini: Neonatal mortality rate

Burkina Faso

2.45 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Eswatini

2.45 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

26th

Eswatini rank

27th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Burkina Faso
Eswatini

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.45 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.45 Deaths per 1000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 0 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Eswatini ranks 27th of 199 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.12 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.27 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.85 Deaths per 1000 live births	Burkina Faso
1990s	4.35 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.37 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.98 Deaths per 1000 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	3.62 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.49 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.13 Deaths per 1000 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	2.86 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.56 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3052 Deaths per 1000 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	2.52 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.52 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.002 Deaths per 1000 live births	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?: Burkina Faso, at 2.45 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.45 Deaths per 1000 live births in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 0 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Eswatini ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.