Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Chad or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 80,047 deaths against 79,068 deaths in Chad as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Chad and Mozambique?

979 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mozambique?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Mozambique: Number of children who die before age 5

Chad

79,068 deaths

in 2023

Mozambique

80,047 deaths

in 2023

Chad rank

16th

Mozambique rank

14th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Chad
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 80,047 deaths against 79,068 deaths in Chad, a difference of 979 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39,431 deaths	88,796 deaths	49,365 deaths	Mozambique
1960s	42,556 deaths	95,394 deaths	52,837 deaths	Mozambique
1970s	48,670 deaths	119,693 deaths	71,022 deaths	Mozambique
1980s	55,571 deaths	160,615 deaths	105,044 deaths	Mozambique
1990s	70,502 deaths	144,414 deaths	73,912 deaths	Mozambique
2000s	81,935 deaths	113,846 deaths	31,910 deaths	Mozambique
2010s	84,411 deaths	90,640 deaths	6,229 deaths	Mozambique
2020s	79,760 deaths	81,451 deaths	1,690 deaths	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Chad or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 80,047 deaths against 79,068 deaths in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Chad and Mozambique?: 979 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mozambique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Mozambique rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Chad ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.