Eswatini sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 64.2 years of life, 188th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Eswatini, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 64.2 yrs | 188 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 20.0 /1,000 | 4 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.7 /1,000 | 90 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 13.1 yrs | 179 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 116 /1,000 | 22 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.8 yrs | 68 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 65.9 men/100 women | 30 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 42.2 /1,000 | 23 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 118 /100k | 58 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 32.3 % | 8 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 27.2 /100k | 3 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 33.5 /100k | 10 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 19.9 % | 51 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 6.8 L | 63 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.3 % | 157 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $296 | 115 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $3,910 | 149 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Eswatini's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd highest suicide rate in the world (27.2 /100k) and the 4th highest age-standardized death rate in the world (20.0 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Eswatini; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.