What is infant mortality rate in Mozambique?

Infant mortality rate in Mozambique was 4.37 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 18.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1981.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 4.37 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mozambique rank for infant mortality rate?

Mozambique ranks 19th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Mozambique

Name: Infant mortality rate in Mozambique
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mozambique: Infant mortality rate was 4.37 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.37 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

19th

of 199 countries

All-time high

18.22 deaths per 100 live births

in 1981

All-time low

4.37 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1963–2024

Infant mortality rate in Mozambique, 1963–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Mozambique stood at 4.37 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 62 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 18.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.37 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Mozambique ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	14.81 deaths per 100 live births	14.41 deaths per 100 live births	15.11 deaths per 100 live births	7
1970s	15.26 deaths per 100 live births	15.18 deaths per 100 live births	15.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	15.54 deaths per 100 live births	14.9 deaths per 100 live births	18.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	13.5 deaths per 100 live births	11.33 deaths per 100 live births	14.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.36 deaths per 100 live births	6.39 deaths per 100 live births	10.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	4.92 deaths per 100 live births	6.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.6 deaths per 100 live births	4.37 deaths per 100 live births	4.86 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

16 Mali 4.75 deaths per 100 live births compare
17 Benin 4.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
18 Cote d'Ivoire 4.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
20 Burkina Faso 4.36 deaths per 100 live births compare
21 Djibouti 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
22 Madagascar 4.3 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Mozambique?: Infant mortality rate in Mozambique was 4.37 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 18.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1981.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 4.37 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for infant mortality rate?: Mozambique ranks 19th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .