Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eswatini
Eswatini: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5556 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5556
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
79th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.5556
in 2024
All-time low
0.2232
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eswatini stood at 0.5556. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eswatini peaked at 0.5556 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2232, in 1998.
Eswatini ranks 79th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3228 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3264 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3204 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3053 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2811 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2493 | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2391 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2275 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2232 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2249 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2261 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2278 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2306 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2323 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2346 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2371 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2613 | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2783 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2868 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3013 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3312 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3984 | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4243 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4449 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4408 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4617 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4916 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5015 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5377 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5245 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5305 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5529 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5528 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5519 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5556 | +0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.5556 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5149, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.5556 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4389, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.272 | 0.2232 | 0.3264 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2516 | 0.2261 | 0.3013 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4557 | 0.3312 | 0.5377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5487 | 0.5305 | 0.5556 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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)
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- 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 neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eswatini?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Eswatini was 0.5556 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5556 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2232 in 1998.
- How does Eswatini rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Eswatini ranks 79th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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