Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Eswatini

Eswatini: Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.51 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
24.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 1949
All-time low
4.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
76
1949–2024

Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Eswatini, 1949–2024

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Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Eswatini stood at 4.51 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Eswatini peaked at 24.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 4.51 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Eswatini ranks 35th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 24.32 deaths per 100 live births 24.32 deaths per 100 live births 24.32 deaths per 100 live births 1
1950s 22.59 deaths per 100 live births 21.2 deaths per 100 live births 23.99 deaths per 100 live births 10
1960s 19.25 deaths per 100 live births 17.45 deaths per 100 live births 20.89 deaths per 100 live births 10
1970s 14.49 deaths per 100 live births 11.89 deaths per 100 live births 16.99 deaths per 100 live births 10
1980s 9.02 deaths per 100 live births 6.85 deaths per 100 live births 11.33 deaths per 100 live births 10
1990s 8.18 deaths per 100 live births 6.55 deaths per 100 live births 10.76 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 10.95 deaths per 100 live births 9.24 deaths per 100 live births 11.8 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 5.99 deaths per 100 live births 5.04 deaths per 100 live births 8.21 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 4.74 deaths per 100 live births 4.51 deaths per 100 live births 5.05 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 32 Zambia 4.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 33 East Timor 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 34 Burundi 4.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 36 Ethiopia 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Eswatini?
Child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Eswatini was 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 24.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Eswatini rank for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index?
Eswatini ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .