Eswatini vs Ethiopia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Eswatini
45.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eswatini rank
37th
Ethiopia rank
38th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 45.12 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.62 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.51 per 1,000 live births | 112.36 per 1,000 live births | 2.85 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 59.93 per 1,000 live births | 66.85 per 1,000 live births | 6.92 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | 57.18 per 1,000 live births | 9.79 per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Eswatini or Ethiopia?
- Eswatini, at 45.12 per 1,000 live births against 44.5 per 1,000 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Eswatini and Ethiopia?
- 0.62 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ethiopia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Ethiopia rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 37th and Ethiopia ranks 38th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.