Inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique
Mozambique: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.2732 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2732
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
21st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 2010
All-time low
0.2732
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique, 2010–2023
Source: 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.
Inequality in life expectancy in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3679 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3584 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3493 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3409 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3324 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3248 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3155 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3087 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3028 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2962 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2896 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2826 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2797 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2732 | -2.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.2732 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2732, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.2732 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2388, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3297 | 0.2962 | 0.3679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2813 | 0.2732 | 0.2896 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0832 units per person (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 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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