Number of under-five deaths, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of under-five deaths, female was 582 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
582
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
103rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1,873
in 2004
All-time low
582
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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
Eswatini recorded 582 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Eswatini peaked at 1,873 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 582, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 103rd 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 under-five deaths, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,536 | — |
| 1961 | 1,544 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1,550 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,554 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,558 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,562 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,569 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,579 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1,589 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,603 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1,614 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 1,621 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1,624 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,620 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,609 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1,595 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,576 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1,555 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,532 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,503 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1,470 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1,434 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 1,388 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1,502 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 1,282 | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 1,226 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 1,167 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 1,109 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 1,057 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1,026 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1,012 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1,014 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,051 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,122 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 1,213 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 1,268 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1,341 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1,445 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1,540 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1,633 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,724 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1,790 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1,821 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,852 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,873 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,870 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,697 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 1,600 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 1,566 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,480 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,290 | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 1,028 | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 936 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 880 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 876 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 825 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 764 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 739 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 685 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 694 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 673 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 633 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 622 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 603 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 582 | -3.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 582 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 582 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,564 | 1,536 | 1,603 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,585 | 1,503 | 1,624 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,266 | 1,026 | 1,502 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,264 | 1,012 | 1,633 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,727 | 1,480 | 1,873 | 10 |
| 2010s | 871.7 | 685 | 1,290 | 10 |
| 2020s | 622.6 | 582 | 673 | 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 under-five deaths, female in Eswatini?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Eswatini was 582 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,873 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 582 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Eswatini ranks 103rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.