Number of infant deaths, female in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of infant deaths, female was 24,982 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24,982
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 197 countries
All-time high
50,466
in 1981
All-time low
23,106
in 1964
Years of data
61
1964–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Mozambique, 1964–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Mozambique stood at 24,982.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Mozambique peaked at 50,466 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 23,106, in 1964.
Mozambique ranks 13th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 23,106 | — |
| 1965 | 23,709 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 24,391 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 25,036 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 25,644 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 26,232 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 26,882 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 27,482 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 28,066 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 28,942 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 30,122 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 31,425 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 33,029 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 34,753 | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 36,777 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 39,102 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 41,396 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 50,466 | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 42,518 | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 43,037 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 43,348 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 43,576 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 43,665 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 43,721 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 43,175 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 42,445 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 42,141 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 42,070 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 41,961 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 41,653 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 41,728 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 43,146 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 44,033 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 43,468 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 42,245 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 40,783 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 39,162 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 37,372 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 35,563 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 33,918 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 32,409 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 31,065 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 29,768 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 27,992 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 27,939 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27,663 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 28,408 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27,221 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 26,433 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 26,417 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26,224 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 25,974 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 25,976 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25,734 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 25,708 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25,652 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25,865 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 25,537 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 25,352 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 25,241 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 24,982 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,686 | 23,106 | 26,232 | 6 |
| 1970s | 31,658 | 26,882 | 39,102 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,735 | 41,396 | 50,466 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,323 | 40,783 | 44,033 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,285 | 27,663 | 39,162 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,375 | 25,652 | 28,408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,395 | 24,982 | 25,865 | 5 |
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More education data for Mozambique
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 559,063 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,100 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -28.34 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 213,930 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Mozambique?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Mozambique was 24,982 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 50,466 in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,106 in 1964.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.