Stillbirths in Mozambique
Mozambique: Stillbirths was 23,459 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23,459
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
19th
of 201 countries
All-time high
23,459
in 2023
All-time low
18,802
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirths in Mozambique is 23,459, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Mozambique peaked at 23,459 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,802, in 2007.
Mozambique ranks 19th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,750 | — |
| 2001 | 21,280 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 20,852 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 20,480 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 19,996 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 19,454 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 18,947 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 18,802 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19,204 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 19,604 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19,745 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 19,813 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19,975 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 20,097 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20,107 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,329 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 20,512 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20,754 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 21,018 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 21,417 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 22,018 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 22,657 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 23,117 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 23,459 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,037 | 18,802 | 21,750 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,377 | 19,745 | 21,417 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,813 | 22,018 | 23,459 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 stillbirths in Mozambique?
- Stillbirths in Mozambique was 23,459 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 23,459 in 2023.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,802 in 2007.
- How does Mozambique rank for stillbirths?
- Mozambique ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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