Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of neonatal deaths was 506 deaths in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
506 deaths
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
112th
of 204 countries
All-time high
907 deaths
in 1981
All-time low
506 deaths
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 506 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini peaked at 907 deaths in 1981 and was at its lowest, 506 deaths, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 634 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 647 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 661 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 675 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 689 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 705 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 723 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 741 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 759 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 776 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 792 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 805 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 813 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 822 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 829 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 834 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 840 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 845 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 856 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 868 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 873 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 881 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 887 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 895 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 901 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 901 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 899 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 899 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 901 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 901 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 904 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 907 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 905 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 898 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 885 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 869 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 858 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 843 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 829 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 812 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 793 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 780 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 772 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 763 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 760 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 759 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 772 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 759 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 756 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 752 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 746 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 743 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 723 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 711 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 704 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 688 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 665 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 668 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 673 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 678 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 665 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 631 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 619 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 595 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 575 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 557 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 542 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 526 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 513 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 506 deaths | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 701 deaths | 634 deaths | 776 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 830.4 deaths | 792 deaths | 868 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 893.8 deaths | 873 deaths | 901 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 871 deaths | 812 deaths | 907 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 766.6 deaths | 752 deaths | 793 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 699.9 deaths | 665 deaths | 746 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 572.9 deaths | 506 deaths | 665 deaths | 10 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Eswatini was 506 deaths in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 907 deaths in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 506 deaths in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Eswatini ranks 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.