Mortality rate, under-5 in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mortality rate, under-5 was 59.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 in Mozambique, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Mozambique is 59.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Mozambique peaked at 309.4 per 1,000 live births in 1981 and was at its lowest, 59.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272.54 per 1,000 live births | 269.6 per 1,000 live births | 274.1 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 267.97 per 1,000 live births | 262.7 per 1,000 live births | 273.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 256.74 per 1,000 live births | 238.1 per 1,000 live births | 309.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 209.97 per 1,000 live births | 174.1 per 1,000 live births | 235.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.8 per 1,000 live births | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | 164.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.57 per 1,000 live births | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.62 per 1,000 live births | 59.4 per 1,000 live births | 67.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 505,806 (2025)
- Population, male 17.30 million (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 45.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 7.90 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 11, female, interpolated 471,627 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Mozambique?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Mozambique was 59.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 309.4 per 1,000 live births in 1981.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.