What is child mortality in Mozambique?

Child mortality in Mozambique was 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 43.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mozambique rank for child mortality?

Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Mozambique?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mozambique data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Mozambique

Name: Child mortality in Mozambique
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mozambique: Child mortality was 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.94 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

22nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

43.98 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

5.94 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Mozambique, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Mozambique stood at 5.94 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Mozambique peaked at 43.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 5.94 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Mozambique ranks 22nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	43.96 deaths per 100 live births	43.91 deaths per 100 live births	43.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	43.63 deaths per 100 live births	43.3 deaths per 100 live births	43.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.74 deaths per 100 live births	42.28 deaths per 100 live births	43.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.71 deaths per 100 live births	41.24 deaths per 100 live births	42.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	39.14 deaths per 100 live births	37.17 deaths per 100 live births	41.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	34.82 deaths per 100 live births	32.92 deaths per 100 live births	36.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	30.4 deaths per 100 live births	28.15 deaths per 100 live births	32.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	27.3 deaths per 100 live births	26.96 deaths per 100 live births	27.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	26.8 deaths per 100 live births	26.27 deaths per 100 live births	27.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	25.67 deaths per 100 live births	23.81 deaths per 100 live births	30.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	21 deaths per 100 live births	17.41 deaths per 100 live births	23.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	12.98 deaths per 100 live births	9.83 deaths per 100 live births	16.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.96 deaths per 100 live births	6.86 deaths per 100 live births	9.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	6.36 deaths per 100 live births	5.94 deaths per 100 live births	6.76 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

19 Madagascar 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
20 Sudan 6.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Kiribati 5.31 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Mozambique

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 64 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 deaths (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)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 317,076 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 323,329 (2025)

All data for Mozambique →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Mozambique?: Child mortality in Mozambique was 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 43.98 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 5.94 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for child mortality?: Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Mozambique?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.