Mortality rates at age 25 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1984
All-time low
0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 25 in Mozambique, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 25 in Mozambique is 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people, 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 at age 25 in Mozambique peaked at 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people, 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 at age 25 in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9816 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.9693 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.9616 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.9494 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.9419 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.9302 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.9237 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.9043 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.8851 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.8611 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.8466 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.8332 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.8246 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8178 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8968 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8922 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.9138 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9046 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8892 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8745 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.8519 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8325 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9121 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8927 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7773 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6738 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6685 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6725 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6751 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6803 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6804 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7675 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7791 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7966 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people | +133.4% |
| 1985 | 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8989 deaths per 1,000 people | -50.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8867 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8252 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8146 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7978 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7523 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7449 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7374 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7274 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7178 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7108 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6976 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6842 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.671 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6623 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6524 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6427 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.632 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6198 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6073 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5915 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.576 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5579 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5388 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5187 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5006 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4776 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4568 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4367 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4183 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4024 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3936 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3562 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3972 deaths per 1,000 people | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3592 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9308 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8611 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9816 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8693 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8178 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9138 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7637 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6685 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9121 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6804 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7526 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6976 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8252 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6339 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.576 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6842 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4701 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3936 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5579 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3646 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3972 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3605 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Myanmar 0.3556 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3529 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 33 Greenland 0.3294 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0.3289 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 35 Micronesia (country) 0.3273 deaths per 1,000 people 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 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Mozambique?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Mozambique was 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Mozambique ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.