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Number of infants who die before age 1 in Eswatini

Eswatini: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 1,115 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,115 deaths
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,829 deaths
in 2004
All-time low
1,115 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Eswatini, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of infants who die before age 1 in Eswatini stood at 1,115 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Eswatini peaked at 2,829 deaths in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,115 deaths, in 2023.

That places Eswatini 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Eswatini, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 1,936 deaths —
1951 1,961 deaths +1.3%
1952 1,973 deaths +0.6%
1953 1,986 deaths +0.7%
1954 2,000 deaths +0.7%
1955 2,015 deaths +0.8%
1956 2,032 deaths +0.8%
1957 2,049 deaths +0.8%
1958 2,068 deaths +0.9%
1959 2,088 deaths +1.0%
1960 2,109 deaths +1.0%
1961 2,129 deaths +0.9%
1962 2,149 deaths +0.9%
1963 2,167 deaths +0.8%
1964 2,181 deaths +0.6%
1965 2,201 deaths +0.9%
1966 2,232 deaths +1.4%
1967 2,257 deaths +1.1%
1968 2,291 deaths +1.5%
1969 2,329 deaths +1.7%
1970 2,363 deaths +1.5%
1971 2,391 deaths +1.2%
1972 2,411 deaths +0.8%
1973 2,424 deaths +0.5%
1974 2,432 deaths +0.3%
1975 2,435 deaths +0.1%
1976 2,432 deaths -0.1%
1977 2,420 deaths -0.5%
1978 2,401 deaths -0.8%
1979 2,375 deaths -1.1%
1980 2,344 deaths -1.3%
1981 2,310 deaths -1.5%
1982 2,263 deaths -2.0%
1983 2,386 deaths +5.4%
1984 2,158 deaths -9.6%
1985 2,090 deaths -3.2%
1986 2,017 deaths -3.5%
1987 1,944 deaths -3.6%
1988 1,885 deaths -3.0%
1989 1,886 deaths +0.1%
1990 1,886 deaths +0.0%
1991 1,917 deaths +1.6%
1992 1,987 deaths +3.7%
1993 2,074 deaths +4.4%
1994 2,152 deaths +3.8%
1995 2,105 deaths -2.2%
1996 2,185 deaths +3.8%
1997 2,288 deaths +4.7%
1998 2,408 deaths +5.2%
1999 2,557 deaths +6.2%
2000 2,675 deaths +4.6%
2001 2,761 deaths +3.2%
2002 2,788 deaths +1.0%
2003 2,814 deaths +0.9%
2004 2,829 deaths +0.5%
2005 2,803 deaths -0.9%
2006 2,725 deaths -2.8%
2007 2,622 deaths -3.8%
2008 2,525 deaths -3.7%
2009 2,360 deaths -6.5%
2010 2,151 deaths -8.9%
2011 1,984 deaths -7.8%
2012 1,842 deaths -7.2%
2013 1,736 deaths -5.8%
2014 1,643 deaths -5.4%
2015 1,555 deaths -5.4%
2016 1,486 deaths -4.4%
2017 1,421 deaths -4.4%
2018 1,368 deaths -3.7%
2019 1,310 deaths -4.2%
2020 1,257 deaths -4.0%
2021 1,212 deaths -3.6%
2022 1,166 deaths -3.8%
2023 1,115 deaths -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2,011 deaths 1,936 deaths 2,088 deaths 10
1960s 2,204 deaths 2,109 deaths 2,329 deaths 10
1970s 2,408 deaths 2,363 deaths 2,435 deaths 10
1980s 2,128 deaths 1,885 deaths 2,386 deaths 10
1990s 2,156 deaths 1,886 deaths 2,557 deaths 10
2000s 2,690 deaths 2,360 deaths 2,829 deaths 10
2010s 1,650 deaths 1,310 deaths 2,151 deaths 10
2020s 1,188 deaths 1,115 deaths 1,257 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 100 Japan 1,246 deaths compare
  2. 101 Ukraine 1,235 deaths compare
  3. 102 Timor-Leste 1,148 deaths compare
  4. 104 Poland 1,014 deaths compare
  5. 105 Australia 972 deaths compare
  6. 106 El Salvador 946 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Eswatini?
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Eswatini was 1,115 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 2,829 deaths in 2004.
What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 1,115 deaths in 2023.
How does Eswatini rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
Eswatini ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.