Children died before five per woman in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children died before five per woman was 0.1232 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1232
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
48th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.63
in 1949
All-time low
0.1232
in 2024
Years of data
76
1949–2024
Children died before five per woman in Eswatini, 1949–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Eswatini is 0.1232, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Eswatini peaked at 1.63 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1232, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 48th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 1.63 | — |
| 1950 | 1.62 | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 1.59 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 1.56 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 1.54 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 1.52 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 1.48 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 1.46 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.44 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 1.43 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.41 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 1.39 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.37 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.36 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.33 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.27 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.24 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.21 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 1.18 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.15 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.12 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.07 | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.03 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9999 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9591 | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9169 | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8714 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8277 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7831 | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7416 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6974 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6534 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6779 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5667 | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5256 | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4809 | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4402 | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4027 | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.371 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3479 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.334 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.33 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3341 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3479 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3646 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3844 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4015 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4175 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4375 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4495 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4512 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4451 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.443 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4404 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4308 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3848 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3576 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3461 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.321 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2756 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2229 | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.204 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1925 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1903 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1793 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1668 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1615 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1492 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1504 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1459 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1359 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1329 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1275 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1232 | -3.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.1232 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.1232 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.51 | 1.43 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9725 | 0.7831 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5558 | 0.371 | 0.7416 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3699 | 0.33 | 0.4375 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4069 | 0.321 | 0.4512 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1893 | 0.1492 | 0.2756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1331 | 0.1232 | 0.1459 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Eswatini?
- Children died before five per woman in Eswatini was 0.1232 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 1949.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1232 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for children died before five per woman?
- Eswatini ranks 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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