Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Eswatini
Eswatini: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 3.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Eswatini is 3.6 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Eswatini peaked at 9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.6 per 1,000, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 45th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.9 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.6 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.4 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.3 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.5 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.2 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 7 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 6 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.72 per 1,000 | 8.4 per 1,000 | 9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.81 per 1,000 | 7 per 1,000 | 8.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 6.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Eswatini?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Eswatini was 3.6 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Eswatini ranks 45th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.