Number of infant deaths, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of infant deaths, male was 693 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of infant deaths, male in Eswatini stood at 693. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Eswatini peaked at 1,446 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 693, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,180 | — |
| 1961 | 1,198 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 1,214 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1,231 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1,244 | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1,261 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1,282 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 1,305 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1,328 | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1,357 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1,383 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1,406 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1,421 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,434 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1,440 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,444 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1,446 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,444 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,442 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,432 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,419 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,403 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,378 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1,441 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1,307 | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 1,269 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,223 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1,175 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1,133 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1,114 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,108 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,113 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,139 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,182 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1,221 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,197 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,193 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,224 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,250 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1,293 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,333 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1,358 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,370 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1,387 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1,393 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,386 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,214 | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 1,228 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1,282 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1,240 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,157 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,042 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1,046 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,028 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,037 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 977 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 911 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 890 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 820 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 811 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 799 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 774 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 767 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 739 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 693 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,260 | 1,180 | 1,357 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,429 | 1,383 | 1,446 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,286 | 1,114 | 1,441 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,192 | 1,108 | 1,293 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,319 | 1,214 | 1,393 | 10 |
| 2010s | 971.9 | 811 | 1,157 | 10 |
| 2020s | 754.4 | 693 | 799 | 5 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.48 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,201 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,104 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.54 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,953 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.9178 % change on previous year (2006)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Eswatini?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Eswatini was 693 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, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,446 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 693 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Eswatini ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.