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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
- 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare
- 22 Mozambique 25.08 compare
- 24 Cameroon 24.76 compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare
- 26 Sudan 23.71 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
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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