Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0768 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
47th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1527 deaths per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.0768 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.1527 deaths per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 47th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1278 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1295 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1312 deaths per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1326 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1342 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1365 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1388 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1413 deaths per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1442 deaths per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1468 deaths per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1491 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1507 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1519 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1524 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1527 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1526 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1523 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1517 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1505 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1489 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.147 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1441 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1515 deaths per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1362 deaths per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.132 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.127 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1219 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1173 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1152 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1144 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1148 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1175 deaths per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.122 deaths per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1261 deaths per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1236 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1234 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1269 deaths per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1298 deaths per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1346 deaths per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.139 deaths per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1419 deaths per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1433 deaths per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1453 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.146 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1452 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1268 deaths per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1283 deaths per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1341 deaths per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1297 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1209 deaths per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1086 deaths per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.109 deaths per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1072 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1081 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1017 deaths per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0947 deaths per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0926 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0852 deaths per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0842 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.083 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0805 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0797 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 deaths per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1351 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1278 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1442 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1511 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1468 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1527 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1341 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1152 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1515 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1233 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1144 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1346 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.138 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1268 deaths per square kilometre | 0.146 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1012 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0842 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1209 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre | 0.083 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 44 Senegal 0.0817 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 45 Zimbabwe 0.079 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 46 Tanzania 0.0776 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 48 Micronesia (country) 0.0743 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 49 Madagascar 0.0742 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 50 East Timor 0.073 deaths per square kilometre 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 number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1527 deaths per square kilometre in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0768 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.