Health in Mozambique

1,308 indicators covering health for Mozambique.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 17.3% 2022 down 1.7% 23rd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 32.8% 2022 down 19.6% 12th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 40.9% 2022 down 9.3% 8th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 44,627 2011 up 102.0% 21st
Number of reported cholera deaths 21 2021 up 320.0% 12th
Physiotherapists 147 2024 down 48.8% 85th
Diarrhea treatment 45.9% 2015 down 5.4% 39th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 94.0% 2018 up 1.8% 56th
Generalist medical practitioners 2,422 2024 up 55.8% 59th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 28 2022 unchanged 137th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 68.9 2017 up 146.1% 101st
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 19,797 2012 up 218.1% 17th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 120,000 2025 unchanged 2nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 118th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 25 2022 unchanged 135th
Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.0816 2018 down 98.5% 96th
Total number of notified TB cases 58,270 2014 up 84.0% 19th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 90 2025 up 9.8% 31st
Specialist medical practitioners 714 2024 up 14.2% 77th
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 12.2 2024 down 39.9% 49th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2011 109th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 85.0% 2010 up 13.3% 70th
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 60 2024 up 252.9% 93rd
Insufficiently active 87.12 2016 down 0.3% 25th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 28 2022 unchanged 123rd
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 25.8% 2023 up 109.8% 49th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 25 2022 unchanged 121st
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 30 2022 unchanged 106th
Medical doctors 47.5% 2024 down 0.8% 51st
Number of presumed malaria cases 8,110 2024 down 90.4% 33rd
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 25.0% 2023 up 106.6% 42nd
Number of indigenous malaria cases 11.61 million 2024 up 41.2% 4th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 11.61 million 2024 up 41.2% 4th
Total number of  malaria cases 11.62 million 2024 up 39.9% 5th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 248 2012 down 33.2% 35th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 11.61 million 2024 up 50.5% 4th
Number of suspected malaria cases 23.20 million 2024 up 54.1% 5th
Retreatment cases: other 2,595 2012 up 352.9% 17th
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 243 2012 up 20.3% 26th
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 324,425 2024 down 55.9% 17th
Unmet need for contraception 26.6% 2023 up 11.3% 7th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 1.07 million 2024 down 53.9% 19th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 6,600 2015 up 10.0% 67th
Natural disasters deaths 0 2024 7th
Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 3.83 million 2025 up 155.1% 43rd
Preterm birth rate 7.03 2020 up 0.7% 71st
Preterm birth 81,099 2020 up 19.6% 22nd
Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 2.3% 2024 down 44.1% 20th
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 76 2025 up 68.9% 38th
Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 91 2025 up 19.7% 66th
Height-for-age <-2 SD 36.73 2022 down 14.5% 12th
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 49.9% 2023 down 1.4% 86th
Weight-for-age <-2 SD 15.35 2022 down 1.6% 28th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 2 2016 down 93.1% 36th
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 1.71 million 2024 down 74.0% 37th
Exclusive breastfeeding 41.0% 2014 up 42.8% 40th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 0.6 2014 up 200.0% 118th
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 11.29 million 2024 up 50.8% 3rd
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1.2 2014 unchanged 70th
Weight-for-height >+2 SD 3.19 2022 down 59.4% 65th