What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Eswatini and Ethiopia?

0.44 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Ethiopia: Youth mortality rate

Eswatini

5.61 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Ethiopia

5.17 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Eswatini rank

35th

Ethiopia rank

37th

Youth mortality rate over time

Eswatini
Ethiopia

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 5.61 deaths per 100 live births against 5.17 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 37th of 199 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.27 deaths per 100 live births	22.26 deaths per 100 live births	12.99 deaths per 100 live births	Ethiopia
2000s	12.09 deaths per 100 live births	13.91 deaths per 100 live births	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	Ethiopia
2010s	7.19 deaths per 100 live births	7.84 deaths per 100 live births	0.6513 deaths per 100 live births	Ethiopia
2020s	5.88 deaths per 100 live births	6.76 deaths per 100 live births	0.8785 deaths per 100 live births	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Eswatini or Ethiopia?: Eswatini, at 5.61 deaths per 100 live births against 5.17 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Eswatini and Ethiopia?: 0.44 deaths per 100 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ethiopia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Ethiopia rank globally for youth mortality rate?: Eswatini ranks 35th and Ethiopia ranks 37th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.