Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Canada or Eswatini?

Canada, at 1,753 deaths against 1,471 deaths in Eswatini as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Eswatini: Number of children who die before age 5

Canada

1,753 deaths

in 2023

Eswatini

1,471 deaths

in 2023

Canada rank

99th

Eswatini rank

102nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Canada
Eswatini

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1,753 deaths against 1,471 deaths in Eswatini, a difference of 282 deaths.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 99th and Eswatini ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Eswatini in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17,020 deaths	3,222 deaths	13,797 deaths	Canada
1960s	11,771 deaths	3,383 deaths	8,388 deaths	Canada
1970s	6,170 deaths	3,441 deaths	2,729 deaths	Canada
1980s	3,782 deaths	2,891 deaths	890.8 deaths	Canada
1990s	2,712 deaths	2,955 deaths	242.8 deaths	Eswatini
2000s	2,106 deaths	3,760 deaths	1,654 deaths	Eswatini
2010s	2,067 deaths	2,182 deaths	115.3 deaths	Eswatini
2020s	1,819 deaths	1,564 deaths	255 deaths	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Canada or Eswatini?: Canada, at 1,753 deaths against 1,471 deaths in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Canada and Eswatini?: 282 deaths, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eswatini?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Eswatini rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Canada ranks 99th and Eswatini ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.