In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Swaziland was 43.5. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 91.9, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 40.800 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.200 Ratio for 2016. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 76.800 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 142.700 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 40.800 Ratio in 2017. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eswatini – Table SZ.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

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Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: Male: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 45.000 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.800 Ratio for 2015. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: Male: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 57.400 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.800 Ratio in 2000 and a record low of 45.000 Ratio in 2017. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: Male: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eswatini – Table SZ.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

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Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Male: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 75.500 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 76.500 Ratio for 2015. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Male: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 76.500 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 124.100 Ratio in 2000 and a record low of 71.100 Ratio in 1990. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: Male: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Swaziland – Table SZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted Average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 53.900 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.300 Ratio for 2016. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 115.750 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 213.200 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 53.900 Ratio in 2017. Swaziland SZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eswatini – Table SZ.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

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Swaziland: The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year: The latest value from 2023 is 24.07 births per 1000 people, a decline from 24.61 births per 1000 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 17.86 births per 1000 people, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Swaziland from 1960 to 2023 is 39.16 births per 1000 people. The minimum value, 24.07 births per 1000 people, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 50.68 births per 1000 people was recorded in 1976.

In 2023, the crude birth rate in live births per 1,000 inhabitants in Swaziland was 24.07. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 23.32, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Swaziland SZ: Number of Death: Infant data was reported at 1,573.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,581.000 Person for 2016. Swaziland SZ: Number of Death: Infant data is updated yearly, averaging 2,378.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,869.000 Person in 2003 and a record low of 1,573.000 Person in 2017. Swaziland SZ: Number of Death: Infant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eswatini – Table SZ.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Sum;

The total life expectancy at birth in Swaziland amounted to 64.12 years in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the life expectancy at birth rose by 17.73 years, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Abstract

The 2006-07 Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) is a nationally representative survey of 4,843 households, 4,987 women age 15-49, and 4,156 men age 15-49. The SDHS also included individual interviews with boys and girls age 12-14 and older adults age 50 and over. The survey of persons age 12-14 and age 50 and over was carried out in every other household selected in the SDHS. Interviews were completed for 459 girls and 411 boys age 12-14, and 661 women and 456 men age 50 and over.

The 2006-07 SDHS is the first national survey conducted in Swaziland as part of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme. The data are intended to furnish programme managers and policymakers with detailed information on levels and trends in fertility; nuptiality; sexual activity; fertility preferences; awareness and use of family planning methods; breastfeeding practices; nutritional status of mothers and young children; early childhood mortality and maternal mortality; maternal and child health; and awareness and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. The survey also collected information on malaria prevention and treatment.

The 2006-07 SDHS is the first nationwide survey in Swaziland to provide population-based prevalence estimates for anaemia and HIV. Children age 6 months and older as well as adults were tested for anaemia. Children age 2 years and older as well as adults were tested for HIV.

The principal objective of the 2006-07 Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) was to provide up-to-date information on fertility, childhood mortality, marriage, fertility preferences, awareness, and use of family planning methods, infant feeding practices, maternal and child health, maternal mortality, HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and behaviour and prevalence of HIV and anaemia.

More specifically the 2006-07 SDHS was aimed at achieving the following; - Determine key demographic rates, particularly fertility, under-five mortality, and adult mortality rates - Investigate the direct and indirect factors which determine the level and trends of fertility - Measure the level of contraceptive knowledge and practice of women and men by method - Determine immunization coverage and prevalence and treatment of diarrhoea and acute respiratory diseases among children under five - Determine infant and young child feeding practices and assess the nutritional status of children 6-59 months, women age 15-49 years, and men aged 15-49 years - Estimate prevalence of anaemia - Assess knowledge and attitudes of women and men regarding sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, and evaluate patterns of recent behaviour regarding condom use - Identify behaviours that protect or predispose the population to HIV infection - Examine social, economic, and cultural determinants of HIV
- Determine the proportion of households with orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) - Determine the proportion of households with sick people taken care at household level - Determine HIV prevalence among males and females age 2 years and older - Determine the use of iodized salt in households - Describe care and protection of children age 12-14 years, and their knowledge and attitudes about sex and HIV/AIDS.

This information is intended to provide data to assist policymakers and programme implementers to monitor and evaluate existing programmes and to design new strategies for demographic, social and health policies in Swaziland. The survey also provides data to monitor the country's achievement towards the Millenium Development Goals.

MAIN RESULTS

• Fertility in Swaziland has been declining rapidly, with the TFR falling from 6.4 births per woman in 1986 to 3.8 births at the time of the SDHS. As expected, fertility is higher in rural areas (4.2 births per woman) than in urban areas (3.0 births per woman). Fertility differentials by education and wealth are substantial. Women with no education have on average 4.9 children compared with 2.4 children for women with tertiary education. Fertility varies widely according to household wealth. Women in the highest wealth quintile have 2.9 children fewer than women in the lowest quintile (2.6 and 5.5 births per woman, respectively).

• Knowledge of family planning is universal in Swaziland. The most widely known method is the male condom (99 percent for both males and females). Among women, other widely known methods include injectables (96 percent), the pill (95 percent), and the female condom (91 percent). For men, the best known methods besides the male condom are the female condom (94 percent) and the pill and injectables (84 percent each).

• Children are considered fully vaccinated when they receive one dose of BCG vaccine, three doses each of DPT and polio vaccines, and one dose of measles vaccine. BCG coverage among children age 12-23 months is nearly universal (97 percent); coverage is also high for the first doses of DPT (96 percent) and polio (97 percent). The proportion of children receiving subsequent doses of DPT and polio vaccines drops slightly, with 92 percent of children receiving the third dose of DPT and 87 percent receiving the third dose of polio. Ninety-two percent of children had received a measles vaccination by the time of the SDHS. Overall, 82 percent of children age 12-23 months are fully immunised.

• In Swaziland, almost all women who had a live birth in the five years preceding the survey received antenatal care from health professionals (97 percent); 9 percent received care from a doctor, and 88 percent received care from a trained nurse or midwife. Only 3 percent of mothers did not receive any antenatal care

• Overall, 87 percent of children in Swaziland are breastfed for some period of time (ever breastfed). The median duration of any breast-feeding in Swaziland is almost 17 months. However, the median duration of exclusive breast-feeding is much shorter (0.7 months).

• In interpreting the malaria programme indicators in Swaziland, it is important to recognise that the disease affects an estimated 30 percent of the population where malaria is most prevalent (the Lubombo Plateau, the lowveld, and parts of the middleveld). Malaria is also seasonal, occurring mainly during or after the rainy season (from November to March). A substantial part of the SDHS fieldwork took place outside of this period.

• Results from the HIV testing component in the 2006-07 SDHS indicate that 26 percent of Swazi adults age 15-49 are infected with HIV. Among women, the HIV rate is 31 percent, compared with 20 percent among men. HIV prevalence peaks at 49 percent for women age 25-29, which is almost five times the rate among women age 15-19 and more than twice the rate observed among women age 45-49. HIV prevalence increases from 2 percent among men in the 15-19 age group to 45 percent in the age group 35-39 and then decreases to 28 percent among men age 45-49. HIV prevalence for women and men age 50 or over is 12 percent and 18 percent, respectively. Among the population age 2-14 years, 4 percent of girls and boys are infected.

Geographic coverage

The 2006-07 Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) is a nationally representative survey. It was designed to provide estimates of health and demographic indicators at the national level, for urban-rural areas, and for the four regions of Manzini, Hhohho, Lubombo, and Shiselweni.

Analysis unit

• Household
• Women age 15-49
• Men age 15-49
• Young adults age 12-14
• adults age 50 and over

Universe

The population covered by the 2006 SWZDHS is defined as the universe of all women Ever-married women in the reproductive ages (i.e., women 15-49).

Kind of data

Sample survey data

Sampling procedure

The 2006-07 SDHS was designed to provide estimates of health and demographic indicators at the national level, for urban-rural areas, and for the four regions of Manzini, Hhohho, Lubombo, and Shiselweni. Standard DHS sampling policy recommends a minimum of 1,000 to 1,200 women per major domain. To meet this criterion, the number of households selected in each of the various domains, particularly urban areas, was not proportional to the actual size of the population in the domain. As a result, the SDHS sample is not self-weighting at the national level, and weights must be applied to the data to obtain the national-level estimates.

The 2006-07 SDHS sample points (clusters) were selected from a list of enumeration areas (EAs) defined in the 1997 Swaziland Population and Housing Census. A total of 275 clusters were drawn from the census sample frame, 111 in the urban areas and 164 in the rural areas.

CSO staff conducted an exhaustive listing of households in each of the SDHS clusters in August and September 2005. From these lists, a systematic sample of households was drawn for a total of 5,500 households. All women and men age 15-49 identified in these households were eligible for individual interview. In addition, a sub-sample of half of these households (2,750 households) was selected randomly in which all boys and girls age 12-14 and persons age 50 and older were eligible for individual interview. In the SDHS households where youth and older adults were interviewed, all individuals age 6 months and older were eligible for anaemia testing and all individuals age 2 and older were eligible for HIV testing. In the SDHS households where only women and men age 15-49 were interviewed, children age 6 months to 5 years were eligible for the anaemia testing and women and men age 15-49 were eligible for anaemia and HIV testing.

During the household listing, field staff used Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to establish and record the

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Swaziland SZ: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births data was reported at 389.000 Ratio in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 400.000 Ratio for 2014. Swaziland SZ: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 551.000 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 635.000 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 389.000 Ratio in 2015. Swaziland SZ: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eswatini – Table SZ.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).; ; WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2015. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2015; Weighted average; This indicator represents the risk associated with each pregnancy and is also a Sustainable Development Goal Indicator for monitoring maternal health.

Swaziland SZ: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 57.754 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 57.107 Year for 2015. Swaziland SZ: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 51.598 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.369 Year in 1990 and a record low of 44.285 Year in 1960. Swaziland SZ: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Eswatini – Table SZ.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

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Swaziland SZ: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 54.354 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 53.667 Year for 2015. Swaziland SZ: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 49.300 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.075 Year in 1990 and a record low of 42.330 Year in 1960. Swaziland SZ: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Swaziland – Table SZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

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