Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini stood at 42. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini peaked at 129 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 122 | — |
| 1991 | 125 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 127 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 129 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 129 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 128 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 129 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 128 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 126 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 124 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 120 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 116 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 112 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 109 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 106 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 104 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 100 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 96 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 80 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 65 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 57 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 51 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 42 | -4.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 42 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 337, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 42 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,366, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127.1 | 122 | 129 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.9 | 92 | 124 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7 | 54 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4 | 42 | 51 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini was 42 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 129 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Eswatini ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years