Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eswatini

Eswatini: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 25 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
23rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
27.62
in 2008
All-time low
20.91
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eswatini, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 211991: 20.91992: 20.91993: 211994: 21.11995: 21.31996: 21.61997: 22.21998: 22.91999: 23.92000: 24.92001: 25.92002: 26.62003: 26.92004: 27.12005: 27.22006: 27.42007: 27.52008: 27.62009: 27.62010: 27.32011: 26.92012: 26.62013: 26.42014: 26.52015: 26.62016: 26.82017: 26.92018: 27.12019: 272020: 26.82021: 26.42022: 262023: 25.52024: 25

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eswatini is 25, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eswatini peaked at 27.62 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.91, in 1992.

Eswatini ranks 23rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Eswatini, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 20.97
1991 20.92 -0.2%
1992 20.91 -0.1%
1993 20.98 +0.4%
1994 21.1 +0.5%
1995 21.31 +1.0%
1996 21.62 +1.5%
1997 22.16 +2.5%
1998 22.93 +3.5%
1999 23.88 +4.2%
2000 24.9 +4.3%
2001 25.87 +3.9%
2002 26.56 +2.7%
2003 26.93 +1.4%
2004 27.11 +0.7%
2005 27.24 +0.5%
2006 27.38 +0.5%
2007 27.52 +0.5%
2008 27.62 +0.4%
2009 27.62 -0.0%
2010 27.34 -1.0%
2011 26.89 -1.7%
2012 26.57 -1.2%
2013 26.42 -0.6%
2014 26.45 +0.1%
2015 26.61 +0.6%
2016 26.8 +0.7%
2017 26.93 +0.5%
2018 27.06 +0.5%
2019 27.01 -0.2%
2020 26.77 -0.9%
2021 26.37 -1.5%
2022 26.01 -1.4%
2023 25.48 -2.0%
2024 25 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.68 20.91 23.88 10
2000s 26.88 24.9 27.62 10
2010s 26.81 26.42 27.34 10
2020s 25.93 25 26.77 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
  2. 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare
  3. 22 Mozambique 25.08 compare
  4. 24 Cameroon 24.76 compare
  5. 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare
  6. 26 Sudan 23.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eswatini?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Eswatini was 25 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 27.62 in 2008.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 20.91 in 1992.
How does Eswatini rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Eswatini ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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