Infant mortality rate by sex in Eswatini
Eswatini: Infant mortality rate by sex was 3.75 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.75 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
24th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 1950
All-time low
3.75 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Infant mortality rate by sex in Eswatini, 1950–2024
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, infant mortality rate by sex in Eswatini stood at 3.75 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Eswatini peaked at 13.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.75 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 24th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate by sex in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1951 | 13.15 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 13.1 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 13.07 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 13.01 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 12.9 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 12.81 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 12.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 12.66 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 12.5 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 12.25 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 11.96 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 11.81 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 11.66 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 11.5 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 11.32 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 11.09 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 10.85 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 9.65 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 8.98 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 8.65 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 8.33 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 8.01 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 7.67 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 7.32 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 5.37 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6 deaths per 100 live births | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 6.15 deaths per 100 live births | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.42 deaths per 100 live births | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.61 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.74 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.06 deaths per 100 live births | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 4.58 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.98 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3.75 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.51 deaths per 100 live births, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3.75 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.31 deaths per 100 live births, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.96 deaths per 100 live births | 12.66 deaths per 100 live births | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.01 deaths per 100 live births | 11.32 deaths per 100 live births | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.77 deaths per 100 live births | 8.33 deaths per 100 live births | 11.09 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 21 Djibouti 3.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Sudan 3.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 23 Madagascar 3.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 3.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 26 Cameroon 3.58 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 27 Haiti 3.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Eswatini?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Eswatini was 3.75 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 infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Eswatini ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .