Infant deaths in Mozambique
Mozambique: Infant deaths was 55,191 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant deaths in Mozambique, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant deaths in Mozambique stood at 55,191. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Mozambique peaked at 82,282 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55,191, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 13th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68,572 | 59,547 | 82,282 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,458 | 56,414 | 61,201 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,033 | 55,191 | 56,933 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More development goals data for Mozambique
- Red List Index 0.8879 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3031 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 30.73 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 32,136 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Mozambique?
- Infant deaths in Mozambique was 55,191 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 82,282 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,191 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for infant deaths?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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