Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0445 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
54th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1258 units per square kilometre
in 2004
All-time low
0.0445 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.1258 units per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0445 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 54th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1016 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.103 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1033 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1048 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1058 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.108 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1089 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1084 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1055 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.104 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0977 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0878 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0803 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1005 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.106 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1171 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.121 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1228 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1245 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1257 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1085 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1017 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0605 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0445 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0445 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1038 units per square kilometre | 0.1016 units per square kilometre | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | 0.104 units per square kilometre | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | 0.1017 units per square kilometre | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | 0.0898 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 51 Niger 0.0494 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0486 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Zimbabwe 0.0453 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Barbados 0.0419 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Guatemala 0.0418 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Grenada 0.0412 units per square kilometre compare
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, male, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1258 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0445 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 54th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.