Mozambique - Infant Mortality Rate 2023
45.4
−1.1 from 2022
Mozambique's infant mortality rate was 45.4 in 2023, decreased +1.1 from 46.5 in 2022. This was the 179th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.4 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Estonia | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 3rd | Singapore | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 4th | Finland | 1.8 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Japan | 1.8 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Slovenia | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 7th | Belarus | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 8th | Iceland | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 9th | Norway | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Sweden | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Czechia | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 13th | Montenegro | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 14th | Italy | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 15th | Korea | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 16th | Monaco | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Andorra | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 18th | Latvia | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 19th | Austria | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 20th | Spain | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Portugal | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Israel | 2.7 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Lithuania | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 24th | North Macedonia | 2.8 | -22.2% |
| 25th | Cyprus | 2.9 | 3.6% |
| 26th | Belgium | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 27th | Denmark | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 28th | Australia | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 29th | Germany | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 30th | European Union | 3.2 | -0.5% |
| 31st | Greece | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 32nd | Hungary | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | France | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Ireland | 3.4 | 3.0% |
| 35th | Switzerland | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Poland | 3.7 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Russian Federation | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 39th | Croatia | 3.9 | 0.0% |
| 40th | United Arab Emirates | 4.0 | -4.8% |
| 41st | United Kingdom | 4.0 | 2.6% |
| 42nd | New Zealand | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 43rd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 44th | Canada | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 45th | China | 4.5 | -6.3% |
| 46th | Serbia | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Malta | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 48th | Qatar | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 49th | Saudi Arabia | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 50th | Bulgaria | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 51st | Maldives | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 52nd | Slovak Republic | 5.1 | 2.0% |
| 53rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 54th | Sri Lanka | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 55th | Romania | 5.4 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Uruguay | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 57th | United States | 5.5 | 0.0% |
| 58th | Chile | 6.2 | 5.1% |
| 59th | Cuba | 6.6 | 4.8% |
| 60th | Malaysia | 6.8 | 1.5% |
| 61st | Bahrain | 7.2 | 2.9% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 63rd | Kazakhstan | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 64th | Kuwait | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 65th | Ukraine | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 66th | Georgia | 8.0 | -1.2% |
| 67th | Thailand | 8.0 | -3.6% |
| 68th | Tonga | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 69th | Argentina | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 70th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 71st | Albania | 8.3 | 0.0% |
| 72nd | Nauru | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 73rd | Kosovo | 8.3 | -4.6% |
| 74th | Oman | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 75th | Armenia | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 76th | Türkiye | 9.1 | 13.8% |
| 77th | Costa Rica | 9.2 | 4.5% |
| 78th | El Salvador | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 79th | Barbados | 9.3 | -3.1% |
| 80th | São Tomé and Principe | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 81st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.9 | -3.9% |
| 82nd | Nicaragua | 10.3 | -3.7% |
| 83rd | Panama | 10.6 | -4.5% |
| 84th | Tunisia | 10.6 | -7.8% |
| 85th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.7 | -2.7% |
| 86th | Belize | 10.8 | -0.9% |
| 87th | Mexico | 10.8 | -2.7% |
| 88th | Colombia | 10.9 | -3.5% |
| 89th | Cabo Verde | 11.0 | -4.3% |
| 90th | Ecuador | 11.1 | -0.9% |
| 91st | Bahamas, The | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 92nd | Mongolia | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 93rd | British Virgin Islands | 11.6 | -3.3% |
| 94th | Jordan | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 95th | Brazil | 12.5 | -0.8% |
| 96th | Uzbekistan | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 97th | Samoa | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 98th | Seychelles | 13.1 | -1.5% |
| 99th | Azerbaijan | 13.3 | -5.7% |
| 100th | Honduras | 13.3 | -2.9% |
| 101st | Moldova | 13.5 | -0.7% |
| 102nd | Mauritius | 13.5 | -2.2% |
| 103rd | Peru | 13.5 | -2.2% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 14.0 | -2.1% |
| 105th | Vanuatu | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 106th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 107th | St. Lucia | 14.3 | -0.7% |
| 108th | West Bank and Gaza | 14.3 | 16.3% |
| 109th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 14.5 | 1.4% |
| 110th | Kyrgyz Republic | 14.9 | -1.3% |
| 111th | Paraguay | 15.1 | -3.2% |
| 112th | Suriname | 15.2 | -3.2% |
| 113th | Morocco | 15.5 | -3.1% |
| 114th | Libya | 15.9 | 89.3% |
| 115th | Lebanon | 16.0 | 6.0% |
| 116th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 16.1 | -3.6% |
| 117th | Solomon Islands | 16.5 | -2.9% |
| 118th | Grenada | 16.7 | -1.2% |
| 119th | Indonesia | 17.0 | -2.9% |
| 120th | Tuvalu | 17.1 | -3.4% |
| 121st | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.2 | -2.3% |
| 122nd | Guatemala | 17.9 | -2.7% |
| 123rd | Jamaica | 18.3 | 0.0% |
| 124th | Bhutan | 18.5 | -3.1% |
| 125th | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.0 | -2.6% |
| 126th | Palau | 19.1 | -2.1% |
| 127th | Algeria | 19.7 | -1.5% |
| 128th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.0 | -3.4% |
| 129th | Cambodia | 20.3 | -3.8% |
| 130th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 131st | Iraq | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 132nd | Philippines | 22.1 | -1.3% |
| 133rd | Tajikistan | 22.9 | -0.9% |
| 134th | Nepal | 23.3 | -3.7% |
| 135th | Marshall Islands | 23.5 | -3.3% |
| 136th | Fiji | 23.8 | 1.3% |
| 137th | Guyana | 23.8 | -3.3% |
| 138th | Bangladesh | 24.4 | 0.0% |
| 139th | South Africa | 24.4 | -0.4% |
| 140th | India | 24.5 | -4.3% |
| 141st | Eritrea | 25.5 | -3.4% |
| 142nd | Gabon | 26.5 | -2.6% |
| 143rd | Congo, Republic of | 27.6 | -3.2% |
| 144th | Uganda | 27.6 | -3.8% |
| 145th | Ghana | 28.2 | -3.4% |
| 146th | Dominican Republic | 28.4 | -2.4% |
| 147th | Malawi | 29.4 | -3.6% |
| 148th | Tanzania | 29.9 | -4.2% |
| 149th | Senegal | 30.2 | -3.8% |
| 150th | Rwanda | 30.5 | -1.0% |
| 151st | Zambia | 30.9 | -4.0% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 31.0 | -3.1% |
| 153rd | Turkmenistan | 31.2 | -2.5% |
| 154th | Burundi | 31.5 | -2.8% |
| 155th | Papua New Guinea | 32.0 | -3.0% |
| 156th | Dominica | 33.1 | 1.2% |
| 157th | Gambia, The | 33.8 | -3.2% |
| 158th | Myanmar | 34.1 | -3.1% |
| 159th | Kenya | 34.7 | -3.1% |
| 160th | Yemen, Republic of | 34.7 | -2.8% |
| 161st | Lao PDR | 35.2 | -3.3% |
| 162nd | Comoros | 35.7 | -3.0% |
| 163rd | Togo | 35.9 | -2.7% |
| 164th | Timor-Leste | 35.9 | -2.7% |
| 165th | Botswana | 38.2 | -2.6% |
| 166th | Angola | 38.3 | -3.3% |
| 167th | Namibia | 38.4 | -3.3% |
| 168th | Sudan | 39.2 | -2.7% |
| 169th | Kiribati | 39.7 | -2.2% |
| 170th | Haiti | 40.3 | -2.9% |
| 171st | Zimbabwe | 40.6 | -3.8% |
| 172nd | Cameroon | 41.2 | -3.1% |
| 173rd | Guinea-Bissau | 43.1 | -2.7% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 43.5 | -2.5% |
| 175th | Madagascar | 44.2 | -1.1% |
| 176th | Djibouti | 44.4 | -3.3% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 44.5 | -2.8% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 44.8 | -2.8% |
| 179th | Mozambique | 45.4 | -2.4% |
| 180th | Benin | 46.4 | -2.7% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 46.6 | -2.7% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 49.1 | -3.5% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 50.1 | -3.3% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 50.4 | -3.1% |
| 185th | Liberia | 52.6 | -2.4% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 55.4 | -3.8% |
| 187th | Sierra Leone | 56.2 | -3.1% |
| 188th | Mali | 57.6 | -2.4% |
| 189th | Chad | 58.7 | -2.7% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 60.1 | -2.4% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | 60.4 | -68.1% |
| 192nd | Guinea | 61.5 | -2.5% |
| 193rd | Niger | 67.4 | -1.3% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 67.8 | -24.6% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 72.6 | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Mozambique's infant mortality rate in 2023?▾
Mozambique's infant mortality rate in 2023 was 45.4. This ranked 179th globally.
How did Mozambique's infant mortality rate change in 2023?▾
Mozambique's infant mortality rate decreased by 2.4% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2023?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2023 at 72.6.
What is the infant mortality rate of Mozambique in 2023?▾
The infant mortality rate of Mozambique in 2023 was 45.4. This ranked 179th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Mozambique's infant mortality rate?▾
Mozambique's infant mortality rate went from 46.5 in 2022 to 45.4 in 2023, a 2.4% decrease.
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