What is number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique?

Number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique was 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 2 under-five deaths per woman in 1981.

What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.

How does Mozambique rank for number of child deaths per woman?

Mozambique ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Mozambique?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mozambique data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique

Name: Number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mozambique: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.2816 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 4.8%

World rank

15th

of 200 countries

All-time high

2 under-five deaths per woman

in 1981

All-time low

0.2816 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1962–2024

Number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique, 1962–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique stood at 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique peaked at 2 under-five deaths per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.

Mozambique ranks 15th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.8 under-five deaths per woman	1.75 under-five deaths per woman	1.84 under-five deaths per woman	8
1970s	1.79 under-five deaths per woman	1.73 under-five deaths per woman	1.84 under-five deaths per woman	10
1980s	1.64 under-five deaths per woman	1.49 under-five deaths per woman	2 under-five deaths per woman	10
1990s	1.26 under-five deaths per woman	1.02 under-five deaths per woman	1.46 under-five deaths per woman	10
2000s	0.7364 under-five deaths per woman	0.5528 under-five deaths per woman	0.9567 under-five deaths per woman	10
2010s	0.414 under-five deaths per woman	0.3281 under-five deaths per woman	0.5383 under-five deaths per woman	10
2020s	0.3022 under-five deaths per woman	0.2816 under-five deaths per woman	0.3185 under-five deaths per woman	5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman compare
13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman compare
17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman compare
18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare

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Summer temperature anomalies 0.7491 °C (2026)
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Autumn temperature anomalies 1.11 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -0.637 °C (2025)
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Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique?: Number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique was 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 2 under-five deaths per woman in 1981.
What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for number of child deaths per woman?: Mozambique ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Mozambique?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths per woman
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).