Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Mozambique

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

Mozambique recorded 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Mozambique

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
Population, male 48.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 537,045 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 518,839 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 523,484 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 505,806 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 474,712 (2025)

All data for Mozambique →

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Mozambique?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 2 under-five deaths per woman in 1981.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Mozambique rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Mozambique ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
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).