Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Mozambique, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.008 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 14th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0066 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.008 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 units per person | -17.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0063 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.004 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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, male, per capita in Mozambique?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.