Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mozambique
Mozambique: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 5.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mozambique, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mozambique stood at 5.94. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mozambique peaked at 30.94 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.94, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 22nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.67 | 23.81 | 30.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21 | 17.41 | 23.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.98 | 9.83 | 16.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 | 6.86 | 9.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 | 5.94 | 6.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mozambique?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mozambique was 5.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 30.94 in 1981.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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