Inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique
Mozambique: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.2732 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique stood at 0.2732. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique peaked at 0.3679 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2732, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3297 | 0.2962 | 0.3679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2813 | 0.2732 | 0.2896 | 4 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 64 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 deaths (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 inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique was 0.2732 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2732 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.