What is child mortality rate in Eswatini?

Child mortality rate in Eswatini was 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Eswatini?

The highest recorded value was 24.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate 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?

Eswatini ranks 35th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Eswatini

Name: Child mortality rate in Eswatini
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eswatini: Child mortality rate 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 200 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

1949–2024

Child mortality rate in Eswatini, 1949–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Eswatini is 4.51 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. 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 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 200 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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	6 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

32 Zambia 4.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
33 East Timor 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
34 Burundi 4.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
36 Ethiopia 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Gambia 4.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)

All data for Eswatini →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Eswatini?: Child mortality rate in Eswatini was 4.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 24.32 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate 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?: Eswatini ranks 35th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.