Health in Mozambique 1,308 indicators covering health for Mozambique. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.20 million low estimate 2009 up 110.5% 5th 2.2.2a Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 3.9 2020 down 36.1% 35th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 1.40 million 2009 up 115.4% 4th Population with access to an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) for 59.0% 2024 up 2.1% 20th Dental Assistants and Therapists 17 2024 down 92.9% 41st Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 16.7% 2023 down 16.6% 34th AIDS deaths in adults and children 92,000 high estimate 2009 up 148.6% 6th AIDS deaths in adults and children 57,000 low estimate 2009 up 147.8% 6th AIDS deaths in adults and children 74,000 2009 up 146.7% 6th Community Health Workers 6,992 2022 up 476.4% 22nd Orphans 0-17 years currently living 620,000 high estimate 2009 up 416.7% 9th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 400,000 low estimate 2009 up 525.0% 9th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 670,000 2009 up 378.6% 8th Estimated number of individuals in the country requiring preventive 1.43 million 2024 up 8,329.3% 21st Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving 25.0% 2024 up 8.7% 27th Government health expenditure per capita 18 current US$ 2009 up 100.0% 30th Commitments to recipient countries 492.42 2010 up 157.7% 8th Disbursements to recipient countries 468.68 2010 up 702.9% 7th Reported malaria deaths 3,086 total 2011 up 159.5% 11th Medical and Pathology Laboratory scientists 2,193 2022 — 9th Reported cases of urethral discharge among men 301,709 2023 up 133.7% 1st Women who were first married by age 15 12.9% 2023 down 9.8% 3rd Women who were first married by age 18 48.4% 2023 up 0.4% 2nd Introduction to solid, semi-solid foods 80.21 2022 down 2.7% 21st Imports in 1000s hectolitres 15 2007 down 62.5% 106th Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 73.0% 2023 up 45.4% 9th Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 41.0% 2013 up 42.8% 38th Dental Prosthetic Technicians 357 2024 up 711.4% 8th Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are) 34.2% 2023 down 8.8% 2nd Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months 80.2 2022 down 2.7% 19th Female headed households 31.8% 2023 down 10.7% 10th Children aged <5 years wasted for age 6.1% 2011 down 10.3% 36th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high 91 per 100,000 population 2011 down 28.3% 8th Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, low uncertainty 17 per 100,000 population 2011 up 21.4% 15th Number of HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals 50,554 2011 up 1,521.9% 5th HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 61.0% 2011 up 1,425.0% 21st HIV positive pregnant women receiving antiretrovirals, using 43.0% 2011 up 1,333.3% 18th New HIV infections, low estimate 110,000 2009 down 8.3% 3rd New HIV infections, high estimate 150,000 2009 unchanged 3rd HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 12.2% 2009 up 43.5% 8th HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years 10.6% 2009 up 53.6% 8th Number of insecticide classes to which resistance was reported 3 2015 — 7th New HIV infections (0-14 years), high estimate 38,000 2009 up 58.3% 3rd New HIV infections (0-14 years), low estimate 13,000 2009 up 38.3% 3rd New HIV infections 26,000 0-14 years 2009 up 52.9% 3rd Percentage of sites for which pyrethroid resistance was reported 78 2015 — 16th New HIV infections 130,000 2009 unchanged 3rd Percentage of sites for which organochlorine resistance was reported 0 2015 — 25th ← Previous Page 22 of 22