Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 42.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
24th
of 197 countries
All-time high
136.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
42.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Eswatini, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 42.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Eswatini peaked at 136.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 24th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 136.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 135.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 134.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 133.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 131.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 130.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 128.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 127.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 125.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 123.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 121.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 118.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 115.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 112.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 105.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 102.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 98.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 92.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 88.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 85.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 81.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 83.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 73.7 per 1,000 live births | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 70 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 66.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 60.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 56 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 60 per 1,000 live births | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 65.2 per 1,000 live births | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 69.1 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 70.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 72.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 73.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 63 per 1,000 live births | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 63.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 56 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 51.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 42.2 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.7 per 1,000 live births, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 42.2 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130.77 per 1,000 live births | 123.4 per 1,000 live births | 136.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.27 per 1,000 live births | 92.1 per 1,000 live births | 121.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.16 per 1,000 live births | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | 88.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.15 per 1,000 live births | 56 per 1,000 live births | 70.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.31 per 1,000 live births | 63 per 1,000 live births | 73.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.54 per 1,000 live births | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 60.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.26 per 1,000 live births | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Eswatini?
- Mortality rate, infant in Eswatini was 42.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 136.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Eswatini ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.