Eswatini vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, infant
Eswatini
43.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Madagascar
44.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Eswatini rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
21st
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Eswatini
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 44.2 per 1,000 live births against 43.5 per 1,000 live births in Eswatini, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.54 per 1,000 live births | 87.75 per 1,000 live births | 11.79 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 70.44 per 1,000 live births | 98.11 per 1,000 live births | 27.67 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 62.59 per 1,000 live births | 79.98 per 1,000 live births | 17.39 per 1,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 71.47 per 1,000 live births | 55.67 per 1,000 live births | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 54.82 per 1,000 live births | 44.42 per 1,000 live births | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 45.25 per 1,000 live births | 44.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.625 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Eswatini or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 44.2 per 1,000 live births against 43.5 per 1,000 live births in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Eswatini and Madagascar?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Madagascar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 21st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release