Child mortality by sex in Eswatini
Eswatini: Child mortality by sex was 4.97 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.97
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
24.95
in 1950
All-time low
4.97
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Child mortality by sex in Eswatini, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 4.97 for child mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Eswatini peaked at 24.95 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.97, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Child mortality by sex in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 24.95 | — |
| 1951 | 24.62 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 24.34 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 24.03 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 23.72 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 23.41 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 23.09 | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 22.78 | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 22.48 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 22.16 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 21.84 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 21.51 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 21.16 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 20.82 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 20.42 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 20.02 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 19.61 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 19.22 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 18.8 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 18.37 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 17.91 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 17.41 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 16.87 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 16.29 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 15.7 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 15.08 | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 14.47 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 13.88 | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 13.3 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 12.73 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 12.16 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 11.58 | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 11 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 11.48 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 9.83 | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 9.28 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 8.75 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 8.27 | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 7.86 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 7.53 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 7.29 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 7.21 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 7.33 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 7.67 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 8.22 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 8.84 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 9.58 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 10.27 | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 10.92 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 11.48 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 11.96 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 12.27 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 12.39 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.47 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.47 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.36 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.25 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 10.65 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.42 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.87 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 8.82 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 7.34 | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 6.86 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 6.55 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 6.59 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.32 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.98 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 5.9 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.55 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.67 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.57 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.26 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.21 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.09 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.97 | -2.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 4.97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 4.97 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.38, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.56 | 22.16 | 24.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.18 | 18.37 | 21.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.36 | 12.73 | 17.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.77 | 7.53 | 12.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.88 | 7.21 | 11.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.61 | 9.87 | 12.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.56 | 5.55 | 8.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 | 4.97 | 5.57 | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Eswatini?
- Child mortality by sex in Eswatini was 4.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 24.95 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.97 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for child mortality by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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