Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mozambique
Mozambique: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mozambique, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 10.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mozambique peaked at 11.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2011.
That places Mozambique 74th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.0% | — |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mozambique?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Mozambique was 10.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2011.
- How does Mozambique rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Mozambique ranks 74th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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