Number of infant deaths, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of infant deaths, female was 543 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Eswatini, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Eswatini is 543, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Eswatini peaked at 1,183 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 543, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 101st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 985 | — |
| 1961 | 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 1,014 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1,025 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1,036 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1,047 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 1,066 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 1,082 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1,103 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1,124 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 1,142 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,158 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1,171 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,178 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1,182 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1,183 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,179 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,175 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1,168 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,156 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,142 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1,125 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,100 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1,164 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 1,036 | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 1,001 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 961 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 921 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 884 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 868 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 860 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 862 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 882 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 917 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 948 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 929 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 930 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 959 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 983 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1,022 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1,058 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1,082 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,095 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,112 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,119 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,112 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 967 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 979 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,024 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 990 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 922 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 826 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 829 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 815 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 822 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 773 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 718 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 703 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 646 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 638 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 628 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 610 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 603 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 582 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 543 | -6.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 543 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,494, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 543 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,048 | 985 | 1,124 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,169 | 1,142 | 1,183 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,020 | 868 | 1,164 | 10 |
| 1990s | 929.2 | 860 | 1,022 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,054 | 967 | 1,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 769.2 | 638 | 922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 593.2 | 543 | 628 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Eswatini?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Eswatini was 543 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 number of infant deaths, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,183 in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 543 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Eswatini ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.