Children died before five per woman in Mozambique
Mozambique: Children died before five per woman was 0.2816 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2816
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
15th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2
in 1981
All-time low
0.2816
in 2024
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Children died before five per woman in Mozambique, 1962–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children died before five per woman in Mozambique stood at 0.2816. 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, children died before five per woman in Mozambique peaked at 2 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2816, 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.
Children died before five per woman in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.8 | — |
| 1963 | 1.75 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.77 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.78 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.8 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.82 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.83 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.84 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.84 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.83 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.83 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.82 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.8 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.79 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.77 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.76 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.74 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.73 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.71 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 2 | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 1.67 | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 1.65 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.63 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.6 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.58 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.55 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.52 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.49 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.46 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.43 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.29 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.24 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.18 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.14 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9567 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8999 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8456 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8013 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7511 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7053 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6592 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6101 | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5824 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5528 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5383 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5059 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4714 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4427 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.409 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3837 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3658 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3543 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3404 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3281 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3185 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3043 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3107 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2959 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2816 | -4.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.2816 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.2816 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.79 | 1.73 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 | 1.49 | 2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1.02 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7364 | 0.5528 | 0.9567 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.414 | 0.3281 | 0.5383 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3022 | 0.2816 | 0.3185 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Mozambique?
- Children died before five per woman in Mozambique was 0.2816 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2816 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for children died before five per woman?
- Mozambique ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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