Mortality rate, infant, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mortality rate, infant, female was 39.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
18th
of 197 countries
All-time high
174.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1981
All-time low
39.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Mozambique, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 39.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Mozambique peaked at 174.1 per 1,000 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 39.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 18th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 135.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1964 | 137 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 138.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 139.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 140.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 141.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 142.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 143.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 143.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 143.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 143.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 144 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 143.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 144.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 144.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 144.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 145.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 145.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 174.1 per 1,000 live births | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 146.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 146.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 145.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 144.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 143.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 142.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 141.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 140.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 139.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 138.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 136.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 133.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 130.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 125.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 120.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 114.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 108.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 96.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 90.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 85.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 76 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 71.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 65.8 per 1,000 live births | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 53.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 52.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 51 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 49.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 43.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 41.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139.37 per 1,000 live births | 135.6 per 1,000 live births | 142.5 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 144.08 per 1,000 live births | 143.2 per 1,000 live births | 145.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 147.71 per 1,000 live births | 141.6 per 1,000 live births | 174.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.74 per 1,000 live births | 108.4 per 1,000 live births | 140.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.14 per 1,000 live births | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | 102.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.81 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.06 per 1,000 live births | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Pakistan 42.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 42.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 39.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Djibouti 38.9 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Mozambique?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Mozambique was 39.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 174.1 per 1,000 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.