Neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Neonatal mortality rate was 25.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Mozambique, 1980–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4417 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2761 units per person (2025)
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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