Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 4,816 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 4,816 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mozambique peaked at 15,801 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,816, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,801 | — |
| 1991 | 15,090 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 14,428 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 13,971 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 14,030 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 13,930 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 13,440 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 12,924 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 12,372 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 11,830 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 11,338 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 10,879 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 10,477 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 10,090 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 9,721 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 9,373 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 9,013 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 8,642 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 8,261 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 7,890 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 7,523 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7,187 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 6,884 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6,645 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 6,463 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 6,300 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6,153 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5,999 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 5,827 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5,625 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5,413 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 5,216 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 5,044 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 4,910 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 4,816 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,782 | 11,830 | 15,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,568 | 7,890 | 11,338 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,461 | 5,625 | 7,523 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,080 | 4,816 | 5,413 | 5 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.62 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63,215 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 70,429 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 96,590 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 117,340 (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mozambique?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Mozambique was 4,816 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15,801 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,816 in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years