Mortality rate, under-5, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
49.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
36th
of 196 countries
All-time high
218.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
49.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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 49.7 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Eswatini peaked at 218.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 49.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 218.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 215.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 211.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 208.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 204.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 200.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 196.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 192.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 188 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 183.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 179.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 174.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 168.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 162.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 157 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 150.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 144.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 138.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 133 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 127.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 121.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 115.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 110 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 114.8 per 1,000 live births | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 92.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 87.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 82.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 78.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 75.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 72.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 88.4 per 1,000 live births | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 95.8 per 1,000 live births | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 102.7 per 1,000 live births | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 109.2 per 1,000 live births | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 114.8 per 1,000 live births | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 119.6 per 1,000 live births | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 122.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 123.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 123.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 112.5 per 1,000 live births | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 104.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 65.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 59 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 50.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 201.78 per 1,000 live births | 183.7 per 1,000 live births | 218.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 153.65 per 1,000 live births | 127.3 per 1,000 live births | 179.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.74 per 1,000 live births | 75.3 per 1,000 live births | 121.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.81 per 1,000 live births | 72.1 per 1,000 live births | 114.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.11 per 1,000 live births | 98.7 per 1,000 live births | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.58 per 1,000 live births | 55.5 per 1,000 live births | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Eswatini?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Eswatini was 49.7 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, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 218.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Eswatini ranks 36th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.