Infant Mortality Rate: Eswatini
Eswatini's infant mortality rate is currently 42.2 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Eswatini Infant Mortality Rate Eswatini recorded an infant mortality rate of 42.
Current (2024)
42.2 per 1,000 births
-5.6% y/y
Peak (1960)
136.8 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
42.2 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Eswatini
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Eswatini
Analysis# Eswatini Infant Mortality Rate
Eswatini recorded an infant mortality rate of 42.2 deaths per 1,000 births in 2024, marking the lowest level in the nation's recorded history. Since 1960, when the rate peaked at 136.8 per 1,000 births, the country has achieved a 69.2% reduction in infant mortality. This dramatic improvement reflects decades of progress in healthcare infrastructure, maternal care, and disease prevention.
The trajectory from 2015 onward reveals consistent annual declines, dropping from 54.1 per 1,000 births to the current level. The sustained downward trend suggests strengthening health systems and ongoing investment in child survival interventions. Maintaining this momentum will depend on continued access to quality prenatal care, vaccination programs, and treatment for preventable diseases.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.2 per 1,000 births | -5.59% |
| 2023 | 44.7 per 1,000 births | -2.61% |
| 2022 | 45.9 per 1,000 births | -0.65% |
| 2021 | 46.2 per 1,000 births | -2.33% |
| 2020 | 47.3 per 1,000 births | -0.63% |
| 2019 | 47.6 per 1,000 births | -0.21% |
| 2018 | 47.7 per 1,000 births | -6.65% |
| 2017 | 51.1 per 1,000 births | -0.39% |
| 2016 | 51.3 per 1,000 births | -5.18% |
| 2015 | 54.1 per 1,000 births | -4.25% |
| 2014 | 56.5 per 1,000 births | +1.99% |
| 2013 | 55.4 per 1,000 births | -1.07% |
| 2012 | 56 per 1,000 births | +1.27% |
| 2011 | 55.3 per 1,000 births | -8.44% |
| 2010 | 60.4 per 1,000 births | -5.33% |
| 2009 | 63.8 per 1,000 births | -3.48% |
| 2008 | 66.1 per 1,000 births | +3.77% |
| 2007 | 63.7 per 1,000 births | +1.11% |
| 2006 | 63 per 1,000 births | -12.74% |
| 2005 | 72.2 per 1,000 births | -1.37% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 73.2 per 1,000 births | -0.68% |
| 2003 | 73.7 per 1,000 births | +0.82% |
| 2002 | 73.1 per 1,000 births | +0.69% |
| 2001 | 72.6 per 1,000 births | +1.26% |
| 2000 | 71.7 per 1,000 births | +1.41% |
| 1999 | 70.7 per 1,000 births | +2.32% |
| 1998 | 69.1 per 1,000 births | +2.37% |
| 1997 | 67.5 per 1,000 births | +3.53% |
| 1996 | 65.2 per 1,000 births | +4.99% |
| 1995 | 62.1 per 1,000 births | +3.50% |
| 1994 | 60 per 1,000 births | +3.81% |
| 1993 | 57.8 per 1,000 births | +2.48% |
| 1992 | 56.4 per 1,000 births | +0.71% |
| 1991 | 56 per 1,000 births | -1.23% |
| 1990 | 56.7 per 1,000 births | -2.91% |
| 1989 | 58.4 per 1,000 births | -3.63% |
| 1988 | 60.6 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1987 | 63.4 per 1,000 births | -4.66% |
| 1986 | 66.5 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 1985 | 70 per 1,000 births | -5.02% |
| 1984 | 73.7 per 1,000 births | -11.95% |
| 1983 | 83.7 per 1,000 births | +2.83% |
| 1982 | 81.4 per 1,000 births | -4.46% |
| 1981 | 85.2 per 1,000 births | -3.95% |
| 1980 | 88.7 per 1,000 births | -3.69% |
| 1979 | 92.1 per 1,000 births | -3.66% |
| 1978 | 95.6 per 1,000 births | -3.34% |
| 1977 | 98.9 per 1,000 births | -3.32% |
| 1976 | 102.3 per 1,000 births | -3.40% |
| 1975 | 105.9 per 1,000 births | -3.20% |
| 1974 | 109.4 per 1,000 births | -3.01% |
| 1973 | 112.8 per 1,000 births | -2.67% |
| 1972 | 115.9 per 1,000 births | -2.36% |
| 1971 | 118.7 per 1,000 births | -1.98% |
| 1970 | 121.1 per 1,000 births | -1.86% |
| 1969 | 123.4 per 1,000 births | -1.59% |
| 1968 | 125.4 per 1,000 births | -1.34% |
| 1967 | 127.1 per 1,000 births | -1.32% |
| 1966 | 128.8 per 1,000 births | -1.23% |
| 1965 | 130.4 per 1,000 births | -1.14% |
| 1964 | 131.9 per 1,000 births | -1.05% |
| 1963 | 133.3 per 1,000 births | -1.04% |
| 1962 | 134.7 per 1,000 births | -0.88% |
| 1961 | 135.9 per 1,000 births | -0.66% |
| 1960 | 136.8 per 1,000 births | — |
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