Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Afghanistan
5.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
6.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Mozambique rank
22nd
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Afghanistan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 6.01 deaths per 100 live births against 5.51 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.5 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 106 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.65 deaths per 100 live births | 21.81 deaths per 100 live births | 5.17 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 11.84 deaths per 100 live births | 13.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 7.8 deaths per 100 live births | 8.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3486 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5215 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 6.01 deaths per 100 live births against 5.51 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 0.5 deaths per 100 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.