Complication Rates

Total hip replacement complication rate 0% (0/42) for past 2 years

• First-world complication rate is 2-5%

• No online data available for Eswatini

Perioperative mortality rate (POMR) from major surgery 0% (0/885) for past 3 years

• First-world mortality rate is 0.001%

• No online data available for Eswatini

• Generally – POMR 0.1 – 27% in LMIC based on surgical type/risk profile

Post-operative complication rate following orthopedic surgery 3% (5/157) for last 12 months

• First-world complication rate is 2-4%

• No online data available for Eswatini

• 7-15% worldwide (source)

Endophthalmitis post eye surgery rate 0.12% (4/3,270) for past 10 years

• First-world complication rate is 0.04-0.15%

• No online data available for Eswatini

Neonatal mortality rate 0.35% (4/1,145) for FY2023

• First-world mortality rate is 0.36%

• Eswatini mortality rate is 2.32% (World Bank dataset)

Maternal mortality rate 0.07% (1/1,374) for last 12 months

• First-world mortality rate is 0.033%

• Eswatini mortality rate is 0.24% (World Bank dataset)