Under-five mortality rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Under-five mortality rate was 59.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five mortality rate in Mozambique, 1963–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, under-five mortality rate in Mozambique stood at 59.42. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate in Mozambique peaked at 309.42 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 59.42, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272.53 | 269.6 | 274.13 | 7 |
| 1970s | 267.97 | 262.72 | 273.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 256.75 | 238.15 | 309.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 209.97 | 174.08 | 235.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.8 | 98.27 | 164.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.56 | 68.61 | 95.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.62 | 59.42 | 67.57 | 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 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0273 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5145 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate in Mozambique?
- Under-five mortality rate in Mozambique was 59.42 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 309.42 in 1981.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.42 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for under-five mortality rate?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Under-five mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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