Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Eswatini
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Eswatini was 41.50 in 2021, a difference of -2.7 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Eswatini were 45.80 and 36.90 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Eswatini for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Eswatini.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Eswatini
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Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Eswatini
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Year Total Male Female
1960 140.00 150.30 129.30
1961 137.90 148.20 127.10
1962 135.70 145.80 125.00
1963 133.40 143.40 122.90
1964 131.00 140.90 120.60
1965 128.50 138.30 118.20
1966 126.00 135.70 115.80
1967 123.50 133.00 113.30
1968 120.80 130.50 110.80
1969 118.30 127.80 108.40
1970 115.60 125.00 105.80
1971 112.60 121.90 103.10
1972 109.40 118.50 99.90
1973 106.00 114.90 96.50
1974 102.40 111.20 93.20
1975 98.70 107.30 89.60
1976 95.00 103.30 86.00
1977 91.30 99.50 82.60
1978 87.70 95.80 79.20
1979 84.20 92.20 75.90
1980 80.80 88.60 72.70
1981 77.30 84.90 69.30
1982 73.80 81.10 66.00
1983 76.30 83.40 68.70
1984 66.70 73.60 59.40
1985 63.40 70.00 56.30
1986 60.30 66.70 53.50
1987 57.50 63.70 50.90
1988 55.00 61.10 48.70
1989 53.20 59.10 46.90
1990 51.80 57.60 45.70
1991 51.40 57.10 45.30
1992 51.80 57.70 45.70
1993 53.30 59.30 46.90
1994 55.60 61.80 49.10
1995 58.70 65.20 51.90
1996 61.60 68.40 54.60
1997 63.70 70.60 56.50
1998 65.50 72.40 58.20
1999 66.60 73.50 59.30
2000 67.70 74.50 60.50
2001 68.90 75.70 61.70
2002 69.80 76.50 62.60
2003 70.60 77.20 63.60
2004 70.20 76.80 63.30
2005 70.00 76.40 63.10
2006 61.10 67.00 54.90
2007 62.10 67.90 55.90
2008 64.20 70.20 57.90
2009 61.20 67.10 55.20
2010 58.40 64.00 52.50
2011 54.70 59.90 49.00
2012 53.80 59.00 48.30
2013 52.70 57.90 47.30
2014 53.40 58.60 48.00
2015 50.10 55.00 44.80
2016 48.10 52.90 43.00
2017 49.00 53.90 43.80
2018 45.40 49.90 40.40
2019 43.90 48.40 39.10
2020 44.20 48.80 39.40
2021 41.50 45.80 36.90