Child mortality by sex in Mozambique
Mozambique: Child mortality by sex was 6.36 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.36
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
22nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
31.89
in 1981
All-time low
6.36
in 2024
Years of data
62
1963β2024
Child mortality by sex in Mozambique, 1963β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality by sex in Mozambique stood at 6.36. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by sex in Mozambique peaked at 31.89 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.36, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 22nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.21 | 27.92 | 28.37 | 7 |
| 1970s | 27.78 | 27.26 | 28.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.58 | 24.68 | 31.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.72 | 17.96 | 24.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.46 | 10.29 | 16.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 7.31 | 10.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 | 6.36 | 7.19 | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 64 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 298,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 306,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 308,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 315,683 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by sex in Mozambique?
- Child mortality by sex in Mozambique was 6.36 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 31.89 in 1981.
- What is the lowest child mortality by sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.36 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for child mortality by sex?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by sex rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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