Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) was 25 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
23rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
27.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2008
All-time low
20.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Eswatini, 1983–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Eswatini is 25 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Eswatini peaked at 27.6 per 1,000 live births in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.9 per 1,000 live births, in 1991.
Eswatini ranks 23rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1984 | 23 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 22.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 21 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 27.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 26 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 25 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.1 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 25 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.35 per 1,000 live births, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.23 per 1,000 live births | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | 23.7 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 21.68 per 1,000 live births | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.87 per 1,000 live births | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | 27.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.81 per 1,000 live births | 26.4 per 1,000 live births | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.94 per 1,000 live births | 25 per 1,000 live births | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Mozambique 25.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Cameroon 24.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 26 Sudan 23.7 per 1,000 live births compare
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 mortality rate, neonatal in Eswatini?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Eswatini was 25 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, neonatal recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6 per 1,000 live births in 2008.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- How does Eswatini rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.