Eswatini
WHO Eswatini office
2nd Floor, UN House
Somhlolo Road
PO Box 903 Mbabane
Tel: (+268) 404-4698 or 404-2928
Fax: (+268) 404-4566
Email: thwalat [at] who.int (thwalat[at]who[dot]int)
Eswatini
- Life expectancy at birth (years) — m/f (2023)
- 56.2 / 61.9
- Healthy life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)
- 51.1
- Under-five mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) (2024)
- 35.4
- Adult mortality rate 15-60 years (per 1 000 population) — m/f (2023)
- 462 / 337
- Health expenditure per capita (US$) (2023)
- 296
- Health expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)
- 7.5
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory
Eswatini is a landlocked country in Southern Africa surrounded by Mozambique on the East and South Africa on the western side, measuring 17364 km2 , with a population approximately 1,093, 238 million in 20171, 2 , 78% of whom are resident in rural areas.3 The total population consists of 48.6% males and 51.4% females. The population is distributed across four administrative regions, namely Hhohho, Manzini, Shiselweni, and Lubombo. Manzini region is the most populous (33%), followed by Hhohho region with 29%. Approximately, 60% of the population is between the ages of 15 and 64 years, and 36% are children between the ages of 0 and 14 years. Eswatini has a youthful population with the median age being 21 years. The total fertility rate (TFR) was estimated at 2.8 births per 1000 women in 2022. Declining fertility levels, coupled with a rising rate of mortality, have contributed to the low annual rates (0.7% in 2017) of population growth.
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Report of the subregional workshop on human papillomavirus vaccination for people living with HIV, East and Southern Africa: Cape Town, South Africa, 17–19 November 2025
The East and Southern Africa (ESA) subregion is facing a severe and multifaceted public health crisis as it bears the heaviest combined burden of HIV and cervical cancer in the world.