Child mortality rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Child mortality rate was 4.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Eswatini, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Eswatini is 4.7%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Eswatini peaked at 24.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2019.
Eswatini ranks 37th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.8% | 17.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 7.7% | 10 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 12,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 11,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 11,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 11,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 11,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 11,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Eswatini?
- Child mortality rate in Eswatini was 4.7% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for child mortality rate?
- Eswatini ranks 37th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five