Number of infant deaths in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of infant deaths was 55,191 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Mozambique, 1964–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Mozambique is 55,191, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Mozambique peaked at 106,527 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 49,465, in 1964.
Mozambique ranks 13th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,821 | 49,465 | 56,097 | 6 |
| 1970s | 67,594 | 57,442 | 83,418 | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,815 | 88,268 | 106,527 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,344 | 85,664 | 92,666 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,572 | 59,547 | 82,282 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,458 | 56,414 | 61,201 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,033 | 55,191 | 56,933 | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 510,094 (2025)
- Population, male 48.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 532,069 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 15.74 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Mozambique?
- Number of infant deaths in Mozambique was 55,191 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 106,527 in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,465 in 1964.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of infant deaths?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.