Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Mozambique
Mozambique: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 49.72 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mozambique is 49.72, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mozambique peaked at 50.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.55, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.55 | — |
| 2001 | 43.89 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.11 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.4 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 44.62 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.78 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.02 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.42 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 45.88 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 46.15 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 46.19 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.38 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.59 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.05 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 47.74 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 48.45 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 49.1 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 49.68 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.18 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 50.65 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 50.75 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.72 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.78 | 43.55 | 46.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2 | 46.19 | 50.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.23 | 49.72 | 50.75 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 177 Zimbabwe 51.25 compare
- 178 South Sudan 50.53 compare
- 179 Afghanistan 50.45 compare
- 181 Eswatini 47.47 compare
- 182 Somalia 47.42 compare
- 183 Central African Republic 45.43 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mozambique?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mozambique was 49.72 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 50.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.55 in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Mozambique ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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