Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Mozambique: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
39.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
63.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th
Mozambique rank
22nd

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Mozambique
0100200300196319932024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 63.6 per 1,000 live births against 39.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 24.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 91.54 per 1,000 live births 217.16 per 1,000 live births 125.62 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2000s 68.57 per 1,000 live births 134.62 per 1,000 live births 66.05 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2010s 50.85 per 1,000 live births 84.03 per 1,000 live births 33.18 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2020s 41.86 per 1,000 live births 67.92 per 1,000 live births 26.06 per 1,000 live births Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 63.6 per 1,000 live births against 39.4 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Mozambique?
24.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Mozambique?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Mozambique rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th and Mozambique ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.