Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex was 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
47.21 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
198.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
47.21 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Mozambique peaked at 198.18 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 198.18 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 196.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 193.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 191.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 189.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 187.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 185.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 183.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 181.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 179.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 177.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 176.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 175.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 174.26 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 174.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 173.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 173.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 172.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 172.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 172.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 171.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 171.98 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 171.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 170.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 170.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 169.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 169.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 169.22 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 168.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 168.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 168.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 181.82 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 181.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 180.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 179.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 177.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 163.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 162.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 160.66 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 158.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 157.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 155.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 152.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 149.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 146.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 142.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 138.56 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 133.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 129.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 124.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 119.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 113.51 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 108.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 103.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 98.89 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 94.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 90.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 86.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 82.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 78.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 75.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 72.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 69.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 66.53 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 63.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 61.47 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 59.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 57.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 55.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 53.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 51.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 50.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 48.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 188.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 179.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 198.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 174.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 172.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 177.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 170.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 168.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 171.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 171.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 158.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 181.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 124.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 75.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 12 Burkina Faso 50.22 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 49.7 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Benin 49.51 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Pakistan 46.82 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 46.7 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 45.91 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Mozambique?
- Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex in Mozambique was 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 198.18 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.21 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.