Eswatini vs South Africa: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 37.6 per 1,000 live births in Eswatini and 27.9 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Eswatini, by 9.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.35 times that in South Africa.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

EswatiniSouth AfricaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Eswatini has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Eswatini ranked 28 and South Africa ranked 51 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Eswatini at 13.8 per 1,000 live births and South Africa at 3 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Eswatini	South Africa	World
2023	37.6	27.9	27.3
2022	38.8	30.1	28.2
2021	40.2	27.6	28.4
2020	41.5	21.8	28.7
2019	42.8	27.8	29.2
2018	44.2	26.1	29.7
2017	45.7	23.8	30.3
2016	46.9	26.2	31.1
2015	48.4	28	32.1
2014	50.2	29.2	32.9
2013	52.3	29.6	33.9
2012	55.2	27.6	35
2011	58.8	28.5	36.8
2010	62.9	35.4	37.7
2009	67.3	39.7	39.1
2008	71.4	45.4	40.4
2007	75.1	48.3	42
2006	78.1	49.6	43.7
2005	80.3	51.9	45.4
2004	81.7	51.2	47.2
2003	82.1	53.5	48.8
2002	81.9	51.9	50.6
2001	81.1	47.3	52.2
2000	79	45.8	53.7
1999	76.5	51.1	55.5
1998	73.4	49.8	57.1
1997	69.9	48.6	58.3
1996	66.4	47.6	59.6
1995	62.5	46.8	60.8
1994	59.1	46.2	62
1993	56.3	46.1	62.9
1992	54.5	46.2	64.1
1991	53.5	46.7	64.9
1990	53.5	47.5	64.9
1989	54.4	48.6	66.2
1988	55.9	49.9	68
1987	58	51.7	68.6
1986	60.5	53.4	70.8
1985	63.4	55.5	72.9
1984	66.7	57.7	74.6
1983	75.2	60	76.1
1982	72.9	62.5	76.6
1981	76.3	65.1	78.7
1980	79.6	67.5	80.6
1979	82.9	70	82.5
1978	86.1	72.3	84.7
1977	89.4	74.6	86.4
1976	92.6	76.7	88.1
1975	95.9	78.6	89.6
1974	99	80.4	90.9
1973	102.1	82.1	92.1
1972	105	83.8	93.6
1971	107.8	85.3	96.1
1970	110.3	86.7	96.9
1969	112.7	88	98.3
1968	115	89.1	100.2
1967	117.1	90.2	103.1
1966	119.1	91.3	104.9
1965	121.1	92.3	106.4
1964	122.9	93.3	106.1
1963	124.7	94.5	107.7
1962	126.5	95.9	110.2
1961	128.1	97.6	121.5
1960	129.7	99.7	131.8
1959	131.2	102.3	125.7
1958	132.6	105.5	117.7
1957	134	109.3	120
1956	135.4	113.4	121.9
1955	136.8	117.8	124.8
1954	138.1	122.2	127.7
1953	139.3	126.4	130.1
1952	140.6	130.6	132.7
1951	141.9	134.5	136
1950	143.1	138.5	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Eswatini	South Africa	World
2024	3731.5–42.7	22.918.8–26.8	26.9
2025	36.528.7–44.3	22.416.7–28.1	26.4
2026	36.126.8–45.7	21.915.4–28.6	25.9
2027	35.624.8–46.5	21.514.1–29.7	25.4
2028	35.223.3–48.1	2112.8–30.1	24.9
2029	34.821.7–48.9	20.611.9–30.8	24.5
2030	34.421–50.7	20.211–31.2	24
2031	33.919–51.1	19.810.4–31.1	23.6
2032	33.518.3–52.4	19.49.5–31.7	23.2
2033	33.116.9–52.5	199–31.8	22.8
2034	32.716.3–53.7	18.68.4–32.1	22.3
2035	32.315.2–53.8	18.27.7–32.2	21.9
2036	31.914.3–54	17.97.5–32.9	21.5
2037	31.614.2–55	17.57.1–32.9	21.1
2038	31.213.4–54.5	17.17.1–33.5	20.8
2039	30.812.9–54.8	16.76.3–32.5	20.4
2040	30.411.9–54.9	16.26.2–32.5	20
2041	3011.4–55.5	15.85.7–33.3	19.7
2042	29.711.2–56.4	15.45.4–33.1	19.4
2043	29.410.5–56.4	155.2–32.6	19
2044	2910–57.3	14.64.9–32.4	18.7
2045	28.79.3–57.6	14.24.7–31.8	18.4
2046	28.39.3–58.1	13.84.4–31.8	18.2
2047	288.9–57.6	13.44.2–32.4	17.9
2048	27.78.4–57.3	13.14.1–33.1	17.7
2049	27.48.4–57.7	12.73.9–32.8	17.5
2050	27.18.1–58.3	12.43.7–31.4	17.3
2051	26.87.8–58.5	123.4–31.1	17.1
2052	26.47.7–59.4	11.73.4–31.2	16.9
2053	26.27.4–60	11.43.1–31.4	16.7
2054	25.97.1–60.2	11.13–31.2	16.5
2055	25.66.9–60.8	10.82.9–30.8	16.3
2056	25.36.7–60.5	10.52.7–30.7	16.1
2057	24.96.5–61.3	10.12.6–30.7	15.9
2058	24.66.5–61.2	9.82.5–30.4	15.7
2059	24.36.3–61.7	9.62.4–30.5	15.5
2060	246–61.8	9.32.3–29.9	15.3
2061	23.66–64.3	92.2–29.9	15.1
2062	23.35.8–62.6	8.72.1–29.4	14.9
2063	235.6–59.5	8.52.1–28.9	14.7
2064	22.65.5–60.2	8.22–28	14.5
2065	22.45.4–59.8	81.9–28.1	14.3
2066	22.15.4–59.9	7.81.9–27.5	14.1
2067	21.85.3–59.7	7.51.7–28	13.9
2068	21.45.1–59.2	7.31.7–27.5	13.8
2069	21.14.9–59.8	71.6–27.1	13.6
2070	20.94.8–58.9	6.81.5–27	13.4
2071	20.64.7–59.3	6.61.4–27.3	13.2
2072	20.34.5–58.9	6.41.4–26.7	13
2073	20.14.4–59.7	6.21.3–26.2	12.9
2074	19.84.4–59.2	61.3–26.2	12.7
2075	19.64.4–60.2	5.91.3–25.3	12.6
2076	19.24.4–59.7	5.71.2–25.6	12.4
2077	194.2–59.3	5.61.2–25.7	12.3
2078	18.74.1–58.8	5.41.2–25.4	12.1
2079	18.44–60	5.31.1–24.4	12
2080	18.23.8–57.7	5.21.1–24.9	11.8
2081	183.7–59.4	51.1–24.9	11.7
2082	17.73.6–59	4.91–24.9	11.6
2083	17.53.6–59.7	4.81–24.5	11.5
2084	17.33.6–59.2	4.71–24.5	11.4
2085	173.4–58.2	4.51–24.4	11.3
2086	16.73.3–57	4.41–24.4	11.1
2087	16.53.2–57.7	4.30.9–23.8	11
2088	16.33.2–58.4	4.20.9–24.3	10.9
2089	163.1–57.9	4.10.9–24.3	10.8
2090	15.83.1–57.4	40.8–23.1	10.7
2091	15.63.1–57.7	3.90.8–23.3	10.6
2092	15.43.1–57.5	3.80.8–23	10.5
2093	15.23–57.5	3.60.8–22.6	10.4
2094	153–56.4	3.50.7–22.6	10.3
2095	14.83–56.1	3.40.7–21.8	10.1
2096	14.62.9–56.4	3.40.7–22.5	10
2097	14.42.9–56.9	3.30.7–22.2	9.9
2098	14.22.7–55.4	3.20.7–22.2	9.8
2099	13.92.7–57.4	3.10.6–22.3	9.7
2100	13.82.7–57	30.6–21.8	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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