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

0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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

2.38 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Eswatini

2.5 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

25th

Eswatini rank

23rd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Burkina Faso
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.5 deaths per 100 live births against 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Eswatini ranks 23rd of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.07 deaths per 100 live births	2.22 deaths per 100 live births	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	Burkina Faso
1990s	4.3 deaths per 100 live births	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.13 deaths per 100 live births	Burkina Faso
2000s	3.59 deaths per 100 live births	2.69 deaths per 100 live births	0.9001 deaths per 100 live births	Burkina Faso
2010s	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	2.68 deaths per 100 live births	0.1558 deaths per 100 live births	Burkina Faso
2020s	2.47 deaths per 100 live births	2.59 deaths per 100 live births	0.126 deaths per 100 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 2.5 deaths per 100 live births against 2.38 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Eswatini ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .