Mozambique vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, under-5, male

Mozambique
63.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
27.04 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mozambique rank
22nd
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Mozambique
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 63.6 per 1,000 live births against 27.04 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 36.56 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.4 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Mozambique ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 217.16 per 1,000 live births 107.2 per 1,000 live births 109.96 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2000s 134.62 per 1,000 live births 71.28 per 1,000 live births 63.34 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2010s 84.03 per 1,000 live births 43.39 per 1,000 live births 40.64 per 1,000 live births Mozambique
2020s 67.92 per 1,000 live births 29.58 per 1,000 live births 38.34 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, Mozambique or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Mozambique, at 63.6 per 1,000 live births against 27.04 per 1,000 live births in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Mozambique and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
36.56 per 1,000 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Mozambique ranks 22nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 197 countries.
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.