Infant mortality rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Infant mortality rate was 42.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Eswatini stood at 42.22. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Eswatini peaked at 73.69 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 42.22, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 22nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.74 | — |
| 2001 | 72.59 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.09 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.69 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.24 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 72.21 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 63.01 | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 63.69 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 66.09 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 63.8 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 60.44 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 55.26 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 55.95 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 55.41 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 56.47 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 54.09 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 51.29 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 51.07 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.66 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 47.58 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.31 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.21 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 45.94 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.66 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 42.22 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.31 | 63.01 | 73.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.52 | 47.58 | 60.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.27 | 42.22 | 47.31 | 5 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Eswatini?
- Infant mortality rate in Eswatini was 42.22 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 73.69 in 2003.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.22 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for infant mortality rate?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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