Mortality rate, under-5, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 40.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
40.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
35th
of 196 countries
All-time high
198.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
40.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, female in Eswatini stood at 40.2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Eswatini peaked at 198.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 40.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 35th of 196 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, under-5, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 198.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 195.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 192 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 188.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 184.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 181 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 177 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 173.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 169.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 164.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 160.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 155.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 150.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 144.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 138.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 132.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 127 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 121.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 115.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 99.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 98.8 per 1,000 live births | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 77.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 72.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 68.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 58.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 73.7 per 1,000 live births | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 87.8 per 1,000 live births | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 94.3 per 1,000 live births | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 100.1 per 1,000 live births | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 105.1 per 1,000 live births | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 108.4 per 1,000 live births | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 109.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 111 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 110 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 99.9 per 1,000 live births | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 93.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 91.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 85.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 75.7 per 1,000 live births | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 61.3 per 1,000 live births | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 45 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 46 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182.47 per 1,000 live births | 164.8 per 1,000 live births | 198.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 135.59 per 1,000 live births | 110.1 per 1,000 live births | 160.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.29 per 1,000 live births | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.49 per 1,000 live births | 58.6 per 1,000 live births | 100.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.58 per 1,000 live births | 85.9 per 1,000 live births | 111 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.97 per 1,000 live births | 45 per 1,000 live births | 75.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.28 per 1,000 live births | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 33 Timor-Leste 43.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 34 Burundi 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 Ethiopia 38.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Gambia 37.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 38 Palestine, State of 36.7 per 1,000 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)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Eswatini?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Eswatini was 40.2 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, under-5, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 198.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Eswatini ranks 35th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.