Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Eswatini, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Eswatini stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Eswatini peaked at 3.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.8% | — |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +109.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -49.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +109.1% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Eswatini?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Eswatini was 0.3% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Eswatini ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.