Child stunting in Eswatini
20.0% of children under five in Eswatini were stunted in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Eswatini, 2021
20.0%
Change from 2014
−5.5percentage points
Child stunting in Eswatini over time
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Eswatini
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 20.0% |
| 2014 | 25.5% |
| 2010 | 30.9% |
| 2008 | 40.4% |
| 2006 | 29.2% |
| 2000 | 36.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 25.5% in 2014, a change of −5.5 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 36.5%, the figure has changed by −16.5 percentage points.
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15.1%
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Under-five mortality rate
45.1 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
64.1 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.2 years
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Healthy life expectancy
51.1 years
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UHC service coverage
72
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