Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.237 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Eswatini, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.237 for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.3295 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.237, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3295 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3154 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3035 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2938 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2876 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2814 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2754 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2711 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2648 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2599 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2507 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2464 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2415 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.237 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2882 | 0.2599 | 0.3295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2439 | 0.237 | 0.2507 | 4 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.7743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Eswatini?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Eswatini was 0.237 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3295 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.237 in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.