Neonatal mortality rate gho in Mozambique
Mozambique: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 2.54 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.54
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
22nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.31
in 1982
All-time low
2.54
in 2023
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Mozambique, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.54 for neonatal mortality rate gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Mozambique peaked at 6.31 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.54, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.26 | 6.1 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 | 4.68 | 6.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 | 2.92 | 4.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 | 2.64 | 2.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 2.54 | 2.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 64 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate gho in Mozambique?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Mozambique was 2.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 in 1982.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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