Mortality rate, neonatal in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mortality rate, neonatal was 25.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
22nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
64.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1981
All-time low
25.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Mozambique, 1980–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Mozambique is 25.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Mozambique peaked at 64.5 per 1,000 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 25.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1981 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 63.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 58.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 57.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 55 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 41.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 37.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 35.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 34 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 32.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 26 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.17 per 1,000 live births | 61.2 per 1,000 live births | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.84 per 1,000 live births | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.65 per 1,000 live births | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | 44.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.03 per 1,000 live births | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Mozambique?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Mozambique was 25.1 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, neonatal recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5 per 1,000 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.