Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Eswatini

Eswatini: Number of neonatal deaths ihme was 506 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
506
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
112th
of 204 countries
All-time high
907
in 1981
All-time low
506
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019

Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Eswatini, 1950–2019

02004006008001.0k195019842019

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 506 for number of neonatal deaths ihme 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 ihme in Eswatini peaked at 907 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 506, 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 ihme in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Eswatini, 1950 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1950 634 —
1951 647 +2.1%
1952 661 +2.2%
1953 675 +2.1%
1954 689 +2.1%
1955 705 +2.3%
1956 723 +2.6%
1957 741 +2.5%
1958 759 +2.4%
1959 776 +2.2%
1960 792 +2.1%
1961 805 +1.6%
1962 813 +1.0%
1963 822 +1.1%
1964 829 +0.9%
1965 834 +0.6%
1966 840 +0.7%
1967 845 +0.6%
1968 856 +1.3%
1969 868 +1.4%
1970 873 +0.6%
1971 881 +0.9%
1972 887 +0.7%
1973 895 +0.9%
1974 901 +0.7%
1975 901 +0.0%
1976 899 -0.2%
1977 899 +0.0%
1978 901 +0.2%
1979 901 +0.0%
1980 904 +0.3%
1981 907 +0.3%
1982 905 -0.2%
1983 898 -0.8%
1984 885 -1.4%
1985 869 -1.8%
1986 858 -1.3%
1987 843 -1.7%
1988 829 -1.7%
1989 812 -2.1%
1990 793 -2.3%
1991 780 -1.6%
1992 772 -1.0%
1993 763 -1.2%
1994 760 -0.4%
1995 759 -0.1%
1996 772 +1.7%
1997 759 -1.7%
1998 756 -0.4%
1999 752 -0.5%
2000 746 -0.8%
2001 743 -0.4%
2002 723 -2.7%
2003 711 -1.7%
2004 704 -1.0%
2005 688 -2.3%
2006 665 -3.3%
2007 668 +0.5%
2008 673 +0.7%
2009 678 +0.7%
2010 665 -1.9%
2011 631 -5.1%
2012 619 -1.9%
2013 595 -3.9%
2014 575 -3.4%
2015 557 -3.1%
2016 542 -2.7%
2017 526 -3.0%
2018 513 -2.5%
2019 506 -1.4%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 506 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,927, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 506 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,844, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 701 634 776 10
1960s 830.4 792 868 10
1970s 893.8 873 901 10
1980s 871 812 907 10
1990s 766.6 752 793 10
2000s 699.9 665 746 10
2010s 572.9 506 665 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 109 El Salvador 593 compare
  2. 110 South Korea 567 compare
  3. 111 Lebanon 521 compare
  4. 113 Panama 490 compare
  5. 114 Comoros 469 compare
  6. 115 Libya 458 compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths ihme in Eswatini?
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Eswatini was 506 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 907 in 1981.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 506 in 2019.
How does Eswatini rank for number of neonatal deaths ihme?
Eswatini ranks 112th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of neonatal deaths ihme 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths ihme
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
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