Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Australia or Eswatini?

Eswatini, at 1,115 deaths against 972 deaths in Australia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Australia and Eswatini?

143 deaths, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Eswatini: Number of infants who die before age 1

Australia

972 deaths

in 2023

Eswatini

1,115 deaths

in 2023

Australia rank

105th

Eswatini rank

103rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Australia
Eswatini

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1,115 deaths against 972 deaths in Australia, a difference of 143 deaths.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 105th and Eswatini ranks 103rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,675 deaths	2,011 deaths	2,664 deaths	Australia
1960s	4,393 deaths	2,204 deaths	2,188 deaths	Australia
1970s	3,663 deaths	2,408 deaths	1,254 deaths	Australia
1980s	2,274 deaths	2,128 deaths	145.9 deaths	Australia
1990s	1,578 deaths	2,156 deaths	578 deaths	Eswatini
2000s	1,258 deaths	2,690 deaths	1,432 deaths	Eswatini
2010s	1,046 deaths	1,650 deaths	604.1 deaths	Eswatini
2020s	1,004 deaths	1,188 deaths	184 deaths	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Australia or Eswatini?: Eswatini, at 1,115 deaths against 972 deaths in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Australia and Eswatini?: 143 deaths, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eswatini?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Eswatini rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Australia ranks 105th and Eswatini ranks 103rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.