Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 3.65 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 3.65 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eswatini peaked at 9.03 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.65, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 45th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.03 | — |
| 1991 | 8.96 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 8.88 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 8.84 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.76 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 8.68 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.59 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.53 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.49 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 8.44 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.38 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.3 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.97 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.81 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.64 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.46 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.24 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.01 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.77 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.51 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.25 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.99 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.73 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5.46 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.21 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.95 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.73 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.31 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.12 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 3.94 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.79 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.65 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.72 | 8.44 | 9.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.81 | 7.01 | 8.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 | 4.5 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 | 3.65 | 4.31 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eswatini?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eswatini was 3.65 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Eswatini ranks 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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