Number of child deaths per woman in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.76 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.493 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 36.4 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 39.25 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 35.86 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
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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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).