Mortality rate, infant in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mortality rate, infant was 43.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
19th
of 197 countries
All-time high
182.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1981
All-time low
43.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Mozambique stood at 43.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Mozambique peaked at 182.2 per 1,000 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 43.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 144.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1964 | 145.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 147 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 148.4 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 149.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 150.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 151.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 151.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 152.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 152.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 152.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 152.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 152.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 152.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 152.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 153.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 154.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 182.2 per 1,000 live births | +18.0% |
| 1982 | 155 per 1,000 live births | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 154.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 152.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 151.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 150.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 149.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 149 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 148 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 145.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 143.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 140 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 136.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 131.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 126 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 106.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 95.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 90 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 85.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 80.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 76 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 67.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 52.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.06 per 1,000 live births | 144.1 per 1,000 live births | 151.1 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 152.64 per 1,000 live births | 151.8 per 1,000 live births | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 155.42 per 1,000 live births | 149 per 1,000 live births | 182.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 135.01 per 1,000 live births | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | 148 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.59 per 1,000 live births | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | 106.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.92 per 1,000 live births | 49.2 per 1,000 live births | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.04 per 1,000 live births | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 16 Mali 47.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 45.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar 43 per 1,000 live births compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Mozambique?
- Mortality rate, infant in Mozambique was 43.7 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 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 182.2 per 1,000 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.