Number of under-five deaths, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of under-five deaths, male was 741 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
741
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
104th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2,164
in 2004
All-time low
741
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Eswatini is 741, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Eswatini peaked at 2,164 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 741, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 104th 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 under-five deaths, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,736 | — |
| 1961 | 1,748 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1,758 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 1,767 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,771 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1,777 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,791 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1,803 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1,820 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1,839 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,858 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,872 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1,878 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1,879 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,873 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1,864 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,849 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,834 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,815 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1,789 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1,758 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1,723 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1,680 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 1,795 | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 1,569 | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 1,511 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 1,447 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1,382 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 1,323 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1,292 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,277 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,284 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,327 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1,407 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1,508 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1,556 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,624 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1,729 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 1,824 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1,919 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 2,014 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2,081 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,113 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,142 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,164 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,162 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,965 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1,867 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1,844 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,749 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1,545 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 1,266 | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 1,171 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 1,109 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,102 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,040 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 967 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 936 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 868 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 879 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 854 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 803 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 789 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 765 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 741 | -3.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 741 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,546, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 741 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,781 | 1,736 | 1,839 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,851 | 1,789 | 1,879 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,548 | 1,292 | 1,795 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,546 | 1,277 | 1,919 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,010 | 1,749 | 2,164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,088 | 868 | 1,545 | 10 |
| 2020s | 790.4 | 741 | 854 | 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, male in Eswatini?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Eswatini was 741 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, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2,164 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 741 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Eswatini ranks 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.