Child stunting in Mozambique
36.7% of children under five in Mozambique were stunted in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Mozambique, 2022
36.7%
Change from 2020
−0.8percentage points
Child stunting in Mozambique over time
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Mozambique
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mozambique |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.7% |
| 2020 | 37.5% |
| 2015 | 42.3% |
| 2011 | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 43.5% |
| 2003 | 46.9% |
| 2001 | 50.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 37.5% in 2020, a change of −0.8 percentage points.
- Since 1995, when it was 59.9%, the figure has changed by −23.2 percentage points.
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Under-five mortality rate
59.4 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.6 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.6 years
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Healthy life expectancy
52.7 years
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UHC service coverage
50
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