Mozambique sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 63.6 years of life, 195th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Mozambique, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 63.6 yrs | 195 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 16.8 /1,000 | 6 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.9 /1,000 | 124 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 14.1 yrs | 174 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 137 /1,000 | 9 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.3 yrs | 53 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 49.0 men/100 women | 1 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 43.7 /1,000 | 18 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 99.0 /100k | 65 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 26.6 % | 17 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 10.6 /100k | 51 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 30.0 /100k | 22 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 7.0 % | 116 of 143 | 2005 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.9 L | 137 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.8 % | 196 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $53 | 171 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $657 | 204 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Mozambique's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st lowest old-age sex ratio in the world (49.0 men/100 women) and the 6th highest age-standardized death rate in the world (16.8 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Mozambique; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.