Infant mortality rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Infant mortality rate was 43.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Mozambique stood at 43.72. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Mozambique peaked at 106.88 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.72, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 106.88 | — |
| 2001 | 100.84 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 95.21 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 89.99 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 85.12 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 80.54 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 75.99 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 70.05 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 67.36 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 63.92 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 63.58 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.83 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 57.12 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 56.13 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 55.05 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 53.82 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 52.81 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 51.36 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 50.26 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.17 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 48.6 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.09 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 45.89 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 44.92 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 43.72 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.59 | 63.92 | 106.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.91 | 49.17 | 63.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.04 | 43.72 | 48.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 14 Cabo Verde 10.63 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 compare
- 15 Mali 47.52 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 12.01 compare
- 16 Benin 45.19 compare
- 17 Türkiye 8.03 compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 19 Djibouti 43 compare
- 20 Madagascar 42.97 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.9878 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Mozambique?
- Infant mortality rate in Mozambique was 43.72 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 106.88 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.72 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for infant mortality rate?
- Mozambique ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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