Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | +110.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -50.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +5.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +110.5% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Eswatini was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. 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 maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.