Mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mortality rate, adult, male was 312.58 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
312.58 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
13th
of 218 countries
All-time high
589.51 per 1,000 male adults
in 1985
All-time low
312.58 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique stood at 312.58 per 1,000 male adults. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique peaked at 589.51 per 1,000 male adults in 1985 and was at its lowest, 312.58 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 13th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 435.96 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 431.97 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 428.59 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 427.82 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 443.48 per 1,000 male adults | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 441.59 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 444.02 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 441.19 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 435.36 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 430.58 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 422.01 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 415.18 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 425.04 per 1,000 male adults | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 418.68 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 395.1 per 1,000 male adults | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 371.77 per 1,000 male adults | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 369.42 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 371.18 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 372.87 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 375.24 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 375.42 per 1,000 male adults | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 408.32 per 1,000 male adults | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 413.69 per 1,000 male adults | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 421.63 per 1,000 male adults | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 586.14 per 1,000 male adults | +39.0% |
| 1985 | 589.51 per 1,000 male adults | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 576.27 per 1,000 male adults | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 580.96 per 1,000 male adults | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 446.14 per 1,000 male adults | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 447.69 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 436.42 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 433.74 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 432.15 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 424.86 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 425.16 per 1,000 male adults | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 425.87 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 426 per 1,000 male adults | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 426.79 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 428.72 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 428.73 per 1,000 male adults | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 428.89 per 1,000 male adults | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 429.33 per 1,000 male adults | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 431.32 per 1,000 male adults | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 432.78 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 434.2 per 1,000 male adults | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 435 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 435.69 per 1,000 male adults | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 434.75 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 433.03 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 429.44 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 424.81 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 418.51 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 410.75 per 1,000 male adults | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 402.57 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 392.73 per 1,000 male adults | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 382.68 per 1,000 male adults | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 372.25 per 1,000 male adults | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 362.33 per 1,000 male adults | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 353.41 per 1,000 male adults | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 346.48 per 1,000 male adults | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 352.36 per 1,000 male adults | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 394.75 per 1,000 male adults | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 325.24 per 1,000 male adults | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 314.92 per 1,000 male adults | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 312.58 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 312.58 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for low income countries, which is 268.15 per 1,000 male adults, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 312.58 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 270.07 per 1,000 male adults, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +39.0% | 421.63 per 1,000 male adults | 586.14 per 1,000 male adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 436.06 per 1,000 male adults | 427.82 per 1,000 male adults | 444.02 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 393.65 per 1,000 male adults | 369.42 per 1,000 male adults | 425.04 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 484.58 per 1,000 male adults | 375.42 per 1,000 male adults | 589.51 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 428.84 per 1,000 male adults | 424.86 per 1,000 male adults | 436.42 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 432.44 per 1,000 male adults | 428.89 per 1,000 male adults | 435.69 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 386.65 per 1,000 male adults | 346.48 per 1,000 male adults | 424.81 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 339.97 per 1,000 male adults | 312.58 per 1,000 male adults | 394.75 per 1,000 male adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 10 Eswatini 346.97 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 11 Somalia 323.89 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 318.01 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 14 Tuvalu 310.27 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 15 Micronesia, Federated States of 307.35 per 1,000 male adults compare
- 16 Namibia 302.25 per 1,000 male adults 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Mozambique was 312.58 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 589.51 per 1,000 male adults in 1985.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.58 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.