Survival to age 65, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Survival to age 65, female was 70.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Mozambique, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, female in Mozambique is 70.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Mozambique peaked at 70.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1985.
That places Mozambique 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.0% | — |
| 1961 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 36.7% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 36.7% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 38.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 36.4% | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 70.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 70.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.9% | 36.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.8% | 37.9% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 35.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 39.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 42.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 48.5% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 61.3% | 70.3% | 5 |
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)
- 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 survival to age 65, female in Mozambique?
- Survival to age 65, female in Mozambique was 70.3% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Mozambique ranks 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.