Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0768 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0768 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
47th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1527 units per square kilometre
in 1975
All-time low
0.0768 units 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 units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.0768 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 units per square kilometre in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0768 units 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 | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1295 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1312 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1468 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1491 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1507 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1524 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1527 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1523 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1517 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1489 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.147 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1441 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1362 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.132 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.127 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1219 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1173 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1152 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1144 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1175 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.122 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1236 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1234 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1269 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1298 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.139 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1419 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1433 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1453 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.146 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1268 units per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1283 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1297 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1209 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.109 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1081 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1017 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0926 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0852 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.083 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0768 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0768 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0821 units per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1351 units per square kilometre | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | 0.1442 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1511 units per square kilometre | 0.1468 units per square kilometre | 0.1527 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1341 units per square kilometre | 0.1152 units per square kilometre | 0.1515 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | 0.1144 units per square kilometre | 0.1346 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.138 units per square kilometre | 0.1268 units per square kilometre | 0.146 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1012 units per square kilometre | 0.0842 units per square kilometre | 0.1209 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 units per square kilometre | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | 0.083 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 44 Senegal 0.0817 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Zimbabwe 0.079 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Tanzania 0.0776 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Micronesia (country) 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Madagascar 0.0742 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 East Timor 0.073 units 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 units 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 units 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 units 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- 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.