Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Eswatini
Eswatini: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
5
World rank
60th
of 96 countries
All-time high
9.1
in 2000
All-time low
5
in 2021
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Eswatini, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Eswatini stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Eswatini peaked at 9.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2021.
Eswatini ranks 60th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | -34.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3 | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 | 6 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.85 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Eswatini
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,228 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -23.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.73 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.73 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 20.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.484 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Eswatini?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Eswatini was 5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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