Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female was 3.1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 3.1 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini peaked at 8.7 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.1 per 1,000, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 45th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.7 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 8 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 7.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.3 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 6 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.27 per 1,000 | 7.9 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.29 per 1,000 | 6.5 per 1,000 | 7.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 per 1,000 | 3.9 per 1,000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female in Eswatini was 3.1 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- Eswatini ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.