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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Mozambique: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Mozambique is placed 189th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 63.61 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 59.42 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
189th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 63.61Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 59.42Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 36.73Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Mozambique on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
63.61
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Mozambique: 63.61. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 74.93 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 67.35 · Eswatini 64.12 · Tanzania 67 · South Africa 66.14 · Zambia 66.35 · Zimbabwe 62.77
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
59.42
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Mozambique: 59.42. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 13.96 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 48.78 · Eswatini 45.12 · Tanzania 37 · South Africa 35.06 · Zambia 48.37 · Zimbabwe 64.66
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Mozambique’s is from 2022 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
36.73
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Mozambique: 36.73. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 7.917 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 34.9 · Eswatini 20.03 · Tanzania 30.01 · South Africa 21.33 · Zambia 34.59 · Zimbabwe 25.9
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Mozambique, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 12.2 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Malawi 58.1 · Eswatini 25 · Tanzania 22.9 · South Africa 8.4 · Zambia 17.2 · Zimbabwe 25.3
02Over time
Which way Mozambique is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique rose from 49.48 in 2000 to 63.61 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2023 63.6 74.630 2022 63.0 74.313 2021 60.3 72.433 2020 61.4 73.063 2019 61.3 74.196 2018 60.8 74.081 2017 60.1 74.029 2016 59.5 74.013 2015 58.7 73.783 2014 58.0 73.330 2013 57.2 73.386 2012 56.5 73.210 2011 55.7 73.003 2010 55.0 72.827 2009 54.4 72.426 2008 53.8 72.264 2007 53.3 72.113 2006 52.7 72.027 2005 52.3 71.876 2004 51.9 71.477 2003 51.4 71.409 2002 50.9 71.173 2001 50.3 70.926 2000 49.5 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
MozambiqueWorld median
Mozambique fell from 164.62 in 2000 to 59.42 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Mozambique World median 2024 59 14.5 2023 62 15.2 2022 64 14.7 2021 66 15.1 2020 68 15.3 2019 69 15.7 2018 70 16.3 2017 72 16.8 2016 73 17.5 2015 76 17.9 2014 80 18.3 2013 83 18.7 2012 86 18.8 2011 91 19.0 2010 96 19.2 2009 98 20.8 2008 104 20.7 2007 111 21.8 2006 119 22.8 2005 126 24.0 2004 133 25.9 2003 140 26.9 2002 147 28.0 2001 156 29.1 2000 165 30.4
03In context
Mozambique beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Mozambique and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | =148th | 66.14 | 35.06 | 21.33 | 8.4 |
 Eswatini | 168th | 64.12 | 45.12 | 20.03 | 25 |
 Tanzania | 169th | 67 | 37 | 30.01 | 22.9 |
 Zambia | 174th | 66.35 | 48.37 | 34.59 | 17.2 |
 Zimbabwe | 181st | 62.77 | 64.66 | 25.9 | 25.3 |
 Malawi | 182nd | 67.35 | 48.78 | 34.9 | 58.1 |
| Mozambique | 189th | 63.61 | 59.42 | 36.73 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Mozambique in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Mozambique is ahead of the world, and behind
54 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Mozambique does better than the middle country measured.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9577.152.95No earlier reading
Mozambique: 77.1 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 14th of 136 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6591.1977.65No earlier reading
Mozambique: 91.19 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 20th of 144 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.855.475.8No earlier reading
Mozambique: 55.4 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 78th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7455.540.74No earlier reading
Mozambique: 55.5 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 30th of 136 · derived.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.54.4275.5▲ Improved since 2014
Mozambique: 4.427 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 108th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4511.314.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Mozambique: 11.3 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 143rd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.57465.5▲ Improved since 2022
Mozambique: 74 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.55041.5No earlier reading
Mozambique: 50 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 47th of 127 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.77367.7No earlier reading
Mozambique: 73 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 48th of 127 · derived.
Behind the world median36
Statistics on which Mozambique does worse than the middle country measured.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5463.7953.546No earlier reading
Mozambique: 3.795 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 77th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Insecticide-Treated Net UseMAP · 2025 · world median 4543.1645▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 43.16 · world median 45 · Population that slept under an insecticide-treated net (%). Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.586 to 88.58; higher is better.
Global Report on Food CrisesFSIN · 2024 · world median 222422▲ Improved since 2016
Mozambique: 24 · world median 22 · In IPC Phase 3+ (% of analysed population). Food Security Information Network (FSIN), 2025 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3 to 56; lower is better.
Position 19th of 44 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.270.25▲ Improved since 2014
Mozambique: 0.27 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6582.2246.65▲ Improved since 2013
Mozambique: 82.22 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.13.63.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Mozambique: 3.6 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 25th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4818.833.48▲ Improved since 2015
Mozambique: 18.83 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.4790.351▲ Improved since 2013
Mozambique: 0.479 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 120th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2630.9521.26No earlier reading
Mozambique: 30.95 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 29th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2553.271.25▲ Improved since 2013
Mozambique: 53.2 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 148th of 196 · derived.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10650.228.106No real change since 2014
Mozambique: 50.22 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8588.2672.858▲ Improved since 2014
Mozambique: 8.267 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 38th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6942.08102.69▲ Improved since 2013
Mozambique: 42.08 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16318.278.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Mozambique: 18.27 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 35th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.940.982.9No earlier reading
Mozambique: 40.9 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 91st of 109 · derived.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.221.85.2▲ Improved since 2013
Mozambique: 21.8 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 917091▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 70 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.964.696.9No earlier reading
Mozambique: 64.6 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 906590▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 65 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13425.088.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Mozambique: 25.08 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7243.75133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Mozambique: 243.75 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 24th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.3340.039No real change since 2018
Mozambique: 0.334 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 12th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2117.7610.21No real change since 2010
Mozambique: 17.76 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 16th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2643.7212.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Mozambique: 43.72 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 19th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5714.3937.57No earlier reading
Mozambique: 14.39 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 105th of 115 · derived.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8148.681No earlier reading
Mozambique: 48.6 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 140th of 153 · derived.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,1982,982▲ Improved since 2014
Mozambique: 2,198 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 146th of 155 · derived.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.4930.762No real change since 2013
Mozambique: 0.493 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 182nd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum)MAP · 2025 · world median 52.47285.3452.47▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 285.34 · world median 52.47 · New P. falciparum malaria cases per 1,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 334.75; lower is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.3620.564▼ Worsened since 2017
Mozambique: 0.362 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 165th of 172 · derived.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3912.6116.39No real change since 2013
Mozambique: 12.61 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 213th of 222 · derived.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.367.599.3▼ Worsened since 2015
Mozambique: 67.5 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 81st of 84 · derived.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8316.4884.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Mozambique: 16.48 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 417341No real change since 2012
Mozambique: 73 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.491.326.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Mozambique: 91.3 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.46153.4527.46No real change since 2013
Mozambique: 153.45 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end9
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.554.494.55Moved since 2017
Mozambique: 4.49 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1712.8716.17Moved since 2013
Mozambique: 12.87 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.425.835.4Moved since 2013
Mozambique: 25.8 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2526.541.25Moved since 2013
Mozambique: 26.5 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.381.73Moved since 2014
Mozambique: 0.38 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 146th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8932.4938.89Moved since 2015
Mozambique: 32.49 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 153rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.655.220.65No earlier reading
Mozambique: 5.2 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.881.6156.88No earlier reading
Mozambique: 1.615 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8310.3557.83No real change since 2013
Mozambique: 10.35 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
No current reading for Mozambique
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“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Mozambique’s 16 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Mozambique’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability29th of 1864/4 keys
- Work & Labour66th of 1824/4 keys
- Energy67th of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 97th of 1834/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge139th of 1982/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 126th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 150th of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties162nd of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technology165th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital165th of 1963/3 keys
- Peace & Security150th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation165th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing189th of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience186th of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture178th of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality159th of 1593/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Mozambique can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Africa
Seychelles108th2/4 keysThis page
Mozambique189th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Mozambique and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Mozambique on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Mozambique rank on health & wellbeing?
Mozambique is placed 189th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Mozambique?
63.61 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Mozambique?
59.42 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Mozambique compare with Tanzania on health & wellbeing?
Tanzania is placed 169th of 200, and Mozambique 189th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Tanzania 67, Mozambique 63.61; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Tanzania 37, Mozambique 59.42; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Tanzania 30.01, Mozambique 36.73.
How have Mozambique’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 49.48 in 2000 to 63.61 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 164.62 in 2000 to 59.42 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Mozambique?
No current reading is published for Mozambique on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Children with Functional Difficulties, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 54 statistics on this page come from 19 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Mozambique’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Mozambique (banner) — Stig Nygaard derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Mozambique: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/mozambique/health