Health and Nutrition

Life expectancy in Eswatini has declined sharply to 31.88 years, the lowest in the world. In the absence of HIV/AIDS, life expectancy would have been 59 years. The under-five mortality rate is estimated at 92 (per 1,000 live births), the percentage of under-fives suffering from moderate and severe under weight at 10% and from moderate and severe stunting (low height for age) at 40%.