Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Mozambique

Mozambique: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 25.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.08
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 200 countries
All-time high
60.27
in 1990
All-time low
25.08
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Mozambique, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 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: UNICEF.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 25.08 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Mozambique peaked at 60.27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.08, in 2024.

Mozambique ranks 22nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Mozambique, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 60.27
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
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

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Mozambique?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Mozambique was 25.08 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 60.27 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 25.08 in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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