Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.3459 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3459
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.86
in 1984
All-time low
0.3459
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Mozambique is 0.3459, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Mozambique peaked at 1.86 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3459, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9816 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9693 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.9616 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.9494 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.9419 | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.9302 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.9237 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.9043 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.8851 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.8611 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.8466 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.8332 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.8246 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8178 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8968 | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8922 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9138 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9046 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8892 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8745 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8519 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8325 | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9121 | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8927 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7773 | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6738 | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6685 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6725 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6751 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6803 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6804 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7675 | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7791 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7966 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.86 | +133.4% |
| 1985 | 1.86 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.81 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.82 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8989 | -50.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8867 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8252 | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8146 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7978 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7523 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7449 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7374 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7274 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7178 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7108 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6976 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6842 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.671 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6623 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6524 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6427 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.632 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6198 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6073 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5915 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.576 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5579 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5388 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5187 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5006 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4776 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4568 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4367 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4183 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4024 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3936 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3562 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3972 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3592 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3459 | -3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3459 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3459, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3459 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 | +133.4% | 0.7966 | 1.86 |
| 1988 | -50.6% | 1.82 | 0.8989 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9308 | 0.8611 | 0.9816 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8693 | 0.8178 | 0.9138 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7637 | 0.6685 | 0.9121 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 | 0.6804 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7526 | 0.6976 | 0.8252 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6339 | 0.576 | 0.6842 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4701 | 0.3936 | 0.5579 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3646 | 0.3459 | 0.3972 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3605 compare
- 30 Myanmar 0.3556 compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3529 compare
- 33 Greenland 0.3294 compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0.3289 compare
- 35 Micronesia (country) 0.3273 compare
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0832 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Mozambique?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Mozambique was 0.3459 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 1984.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3459 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Mozambique ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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