Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Mozambique
Mozambique: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 50 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 50 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Mozambique peaked at 50 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 | — |
| 2001 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 30 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 33 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 41 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 50 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5 | 23 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2 | 33 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5 | 47 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 156 Kiribati 51 compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 49 compare
- 158 Liberia 49 compare
- 158 Tanzania, United Republic of 49 compare
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)
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Mozambique?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Mozambique was 50 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Mozambique ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.