Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 23.99 in 2030. ▬ Flat
Latest (2030)
23.99
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 200 countries
All-time high
24.83
in 2025
All-time low
23.99
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Eswatini, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Eswatini stood at 23.99. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
That places Eswatini 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.83 | — |
| 2026 | 24.66 | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 24.49 | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 24.32 | -0.7% |
| 2029 | 24.16 | -0.7% |
| 2030 | 23.99 | -0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 23.99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.48, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 23.99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 24.49 | 24.16 | 24.83 | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.99 | 23.99 | 23.99 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 16 Benin 24.67 compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 24.59 compare
- 18 Mozambique 24.14 compare
- 20 Mali 23.95 compare
- 21 Djibouti 23.63 compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.37 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Eswatini?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Eswatini was 23.99 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 24.83 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.99 in 2030.
- How does Eswatini rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Eswatini ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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