Mortality rate, infant in Eswatini, Kingdom of
Eswatini, Kingdom of: Mortality rate, infant was 43.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Eswatini, Kingdom of, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Eswatini, Kingdom of is 43.5 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Eswatini, Kingdom of peaked at 116.8 per 1,000 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 43.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.
Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 22nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.72 per 1,000 live births | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | 116.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.44 per 1,000 live births | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | 84.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.59 per 1,000 live births | 56.3 per 1,000 live births | 71.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.47 per 1,000 live births | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | 75.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.82 per 1,000 live births | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | 62 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.25 per 1,000 live births | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini, Kingdom of
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 44.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar, Republic of 44.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 43.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Cameroon 41.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 40.6 per 1,000 live births compare
More population data for Eswatini, Kingdom of
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.662 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 74,031 (2100)
- Population density 77.96 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.662 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.72 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,295 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.72 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.72 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.64 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- Mortality rate, infant in Eswatini, Kingdom of was 43.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 116.8 per 1,000 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Eswatini, Kingdom of rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release