Number of youth deaths in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of youth deaths was 1,637 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,637 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Eswatini peaked at 4,416 deaths in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,637 deaths, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 103rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,600 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,622 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,713 deaths | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2,875 deaths | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 3,075 deaths | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 3,186 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 3,336 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 3,552 deaths | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 3,748 deaths | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 3,939 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 4,125 deaths | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 4,255 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4,315 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4,372 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4,416 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4,410 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4,040 deaths | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 3,842 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 3,781 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3,596 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 3,199 deaths | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 2,655 deaths | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 2,466 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 2,347 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2,333 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,217 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 2,080 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 2,020 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,897 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1,913 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,864 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,768 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,736 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,687 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,637 deaths | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,165 deaths | 2,600 deaths | 3,939 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,115 deaths | 3,596 deaths | 4,416 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,313 deaths | 1,897 deaths | 3,199 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,738 deaths | 1,637 deaths | 1,864 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Eswatini?
- Number of youth deaths in Eswatini was 1,637 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4,416 deaths in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,637 deaths in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of youth deaths?
- Eswatini ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.