Child mortality rate ihme in Mozambique
Mozambique: Child mortality rate ihme was 6.94 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate ihme in Mozambique, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 6.94 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Mozambique peaked at 29.44 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 6.94, in 2019.
That places Mozambique 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.57 | 27.59 | 29.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.23 | 24.99 | 27.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.51 | 22.88 | 24.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.5 | 21.17 | 25.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.92 | 16.62 | 20.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.45 | 11.11 | 16.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 6.94 | 10.67 | 10 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- 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 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Mozambique?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Mozambique was 6.94 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 29.44 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.94 in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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