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
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% |
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 |
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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 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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