Egypt vs Mozambique: Number of infant deaths
Egypt
50,279 deaths
in 2024
Mozambique
55,191 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
16th
Mozambique rank
13th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Egypt
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 55,191 deaths against 50,279 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 4,912 deaths.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202,502 deaths | 52,821 deaths | 149,680 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 216,741 deaths | 67,594 deaths | 149,147 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 172,929 deaths | 92,815 deaths | 80,114 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 104,426 deaths | 89,344 deaths | 15,082 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 70,709 deaths | 68,572 deaths | 2,136 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 64,050 deaths | 57,458 deaths | 6,592 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 51,775 deaths | 56,033 deaths | 4,258 deaths | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Egypt or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 55,191 deaths against 50,279 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Egypt and Mozambique?
- 4,912 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mozambique?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mozambique rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 13th of 199 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 Number of infant deaths. 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 1 .