Neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique

Mozambique: Neonatal mortality rate was 25.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.08
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
64.51
in 1981
All-time low
25.08
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 63.71981: 64.51982: 63.71983: 63.71984: 63.61985: 63.41986: 63.11987: 62.71988: 62.11989: 61.21990: 60.31991: 59.31992: 58.41993: 57.51994: 56.41995: 551996: 53.51997: 51.71998: 49.41999: 46.92000: 44.32001: 41.82002: 39.52003: 37.42004: 35.62005: 342006: 32.62007: 31.52008: 30.42009: 29.42010: 28.62011: 27.82012: 27.22013: 26.92014: 26.62015: 26.62016: 26.62017: 26.72018: 26.72019: 26.62020: 26.52021: 26.32022: 262023: 25.62024: 25.1

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 25.08 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique peaked at 64.51 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 25.08, in 2024.

That places Mozambique 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) in Mozambique, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 63.7
1981 64.51 +1.3%
1982 63.69 -1.3%
1983 63.66 -0.0%
1984 63.61 -0.1%
1985 63.4 -0.3%
1986 63.13 -0.4%
1987 62.7 -0.7%
1988 62.09 -1.0%
1989 61.24 -1.4%
1990 60.27 -1.6%
1991 59.35 -1.5%
1992 58.44 -1.5%
1993 57.49 -1.6%
1994 56.37 -2.0%
1995 55.04 -2.4%
1996 53.52 -2.8%
1997 51.68 -3.4%
1998 49.45 -4.3%
1999 46.94 -5.1%
2000 44.35 -5.5%
2001 41.82 -5.7%
2002 39.49 -5.6%
2003 37.4 -5.3%
2004 35.58 -4.9%
2005 34 -4.5%
2006 32.63 -4.0%
2007 31.48 -3.5%
2008 30.4 -3.4%
2009 29.43 -3.2%
2010 28.57 -2.9%
2011 27.83 -2.6%
2012 27.23 -2.2%
2013 26.86 -1.4%
2014 26.64 -0.8%
2015 26.56 -0.3%
2016 26.61 +0.2%
2017 26.66 +0.2%
2018 26.67 +0.1%
2019 26.64 -0.1%
2020 26.5 -0.5%
2021 26.27 -0.9%
2022 25.95 -1.2%
2023 25.55 -1.6%
2024 25.08 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 63.17 61.24 64.51 10
1990s 54.85 46.94 60.27 10
2000s 35.66 29.43 44.35 10
2010s 27.03 26.56 28.57 10
2020s 25.87 25.08 26.5 5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 19 Djibouti 27.07 compare
  2. 20 Equatorial Guinea 26.29 compare
  3. 21 Ethiopia 25.23 compare
  4. 23 Eswatini 25 compare
  5. 24 Cameroon 24.76 compare
  6. 25 Burkina Faso 23.75 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique?
Neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique was 25.08 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 64.51 in 1981.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 25.08 in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 10,798 data points, 1951–2024
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