Number of children who die before age 5 in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of children who die before age 5 was 1,471 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,471 deaths
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
102nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3,979 deaths
in 2003
All-time low
1,471 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,471 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Eswatini peaked at 3,979 deaths in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,471 deaths, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 102nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,077 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 3,148 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 3,187 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 3,216 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 3,234 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 3,246 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 3,258 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 3,269 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 3,286 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 3,304 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3,320 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3,336 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 3,350 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 3,362 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 3,369 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3,379 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3,403 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 3,421 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3,433 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 3,455 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 3,479 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3,496 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 3,503 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 3,500 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3,484 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 3,465 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3,436 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 3,401 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3,353 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 3,296 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 3,237 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 3,173 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 3,088 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3,353 deaths | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 2,917 deaths | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 2,799 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 2,705 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 2,605 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 2,523 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2,508 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2,502 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2,542 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2,649 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2,776 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 2,914 deaths | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 2,924 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3,082 deaths | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3,218 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 3,372 deaths | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 3,571 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 3,753 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 3,906 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3,946 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3,979 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3,979 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,920 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,796 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,638 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 3,465 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3,213 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2,913 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 2,659 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 2,444 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 2,281 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 2,158 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 2,038 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1,950 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,863 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,794 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,722 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,654 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,599 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1,531 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1,471 deaths | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,222 deaths | 3,077 deaths | 3,304 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,383 deaths | 3,320 deaths | 3,455 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,441 deaths | 3,296 deaths | 3,503 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,891 deaths | 2,508 deaths | 3,353 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,955 deaths | 2,502 deaths | 3,571 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,760 deaths | 3,213 deaths | 3,979 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,182 deaths | 1,722 deaths | 2,913 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,564 deaths | 1,471 deaths | 1,654 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Eswatini?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Eswatini was 1,471 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3,979 deaths in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,471 deaths in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Eswatini ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.