Child mortality rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Child mortality rate was 16.42 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality rate in Mozambique, 1963β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Mozambique is 16.42, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Mozambique peaked at 155.56 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 16.42, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 24th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146.1 | 144.31 | 146.71 | 7 |
| 1970s | 136.1 | 128.73 | 143.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 120.11 | 104.79 | 155.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8 | 68.55 | 102.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.55 | 36.7 | 64.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.11 | 20.45 | 34.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.42 | 16.42 | 19.93 | 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)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4855 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Mozambique?
- Child mortality rate in Mozambique was 16.42 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 155.56 in 1981.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.42 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for child mortality rate?
- Mozambique ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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