Child mortality around the world in Eswatini
Eswatini: Child mortality around the world was 4.96 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.96
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.87
in 1950
All-time low
4.96
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Child mortality around the world in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 4.96 for child mortality around the world in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Eswatini peaked at 23.87 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.96, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.53 | 21.14 | 23.87 | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.13 | 17.3 | 20.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.36 | 11.81 | 16.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.18 | 7.29 | 11.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.56 | 7.16 | 10.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.99 | 9.27 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 | 5.65 | 8.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.21 | 4.96 | 5.47 | 4 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 386,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 13,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 13,078 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 13,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality around the world in Eswatini?
- Child mortality around the world in Eswatini was 4.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 23.87 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for child mortality around the world?
- Eswatini ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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