Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Birth rate vs. death rate

Afghanistan
35.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mozambique
37.49 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mozambique rank
8th

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 37.49 births per 1,000 people against 35.44 births per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.05 births per 1,000 people.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 50.04 births per 1,000 people 47.37 births per 1,000 people 2.67 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1960s 50.89 births per 1,000 people 48.16 births per 1,000 people 2.73 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1970s 51.37 births per 1,000 people 48.67 births per 1,000 people 2.7 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1980s 52.16 births per 1,000 people 50.13 births per 1,000 people 2.03 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
1990s 51.84 births per 1,000 people 45.02 births per 1,000 people 6.83 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
2000s 45.97 births per 1,000 people 42.17 births per 1,000 people 3.81 births per 1,000 people Afghanistan
2010s 39.44 births per 1,000 people 40.85 births per 1,000 people 1.41 births per 1,000 people Mozambique
2020s 36.11 births per 1,000 people 38.15 births per 1,000 people 2.05 births per 1,000 people Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 37.49 births per 1,000 people against 35.44 births per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
2.05 births per 1,000 people, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.