Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0442 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0442 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 0.1088 units per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0442 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 46th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0654 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0718 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0748 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0917 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0919 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0899 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0883 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.087 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.083 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0593 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.045 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0442 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.055 units per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0442 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +25.2% | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.1088 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | 0.087 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0485 units per square kilometre | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 43 Kenya 0.0447 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Yemen 0.0445 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Timor-Leste 0.0445 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0441 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Niger 0.0441 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0417 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Mozambique
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2344 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.0442 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1088 units per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0442 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 46th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.