🇸🇿 Eswatini Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Eswatini has an estimated 251 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 1 a day, 26.9 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #26 of 195). 0 accident reports from Eswatini were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 999. Traffic drives on the left.
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the east, where it shares a border with Mozambique. At no more than 200 km (120 mi) north to south and 130 km (81 mi) east to west, Eswatini is the second smallest country in Africa.
- Capital
- Mbabane / Lobamba
- Population
- 1,230,506 (2023)
- Area
- 17,364 km²
- Calling code
- +268
- Languages
- Swazi, English
- Currency
- lilangeni
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 999
- Road deaths / 100k
- 26.9
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
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Eswatini — Recent Report Archive
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Emergency Numbers in Eswatini
In Eswatini, dial 999. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Eswatini on this site
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Road Safety in Eswatini
Eswatini has an estimated road traffic death rate of 26.9 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 1,200,000, that translates to about 323 deaths every year — 1 every single day.
Globally it ranks #26 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Africa road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Eswatini — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Eswatini, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 10.9%.
Eswatini vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | 26.9 | 323 | 251 |
| Lesotho | 28.9 | 665 | 517 |
| Botswana | 21.7 | 564 | 439 |
| Zimbabwe | 34.7 | 5,795 | 4,513 |
| South Africa | 24.5 | 14,798 | 11,524 |