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Deaths in Mozambique

Deaths in Mozambique was 235,520 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count235,520 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank43rd of 236Countries ranked
Series high315,6531985
Series low156,8321958
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Deaths in Mozambique, 1950 to 2023

150K200K250K300K350K19501961197219831994200520231950: 158,761 count1951: 157,809 count1952: 157,541 count1953: 157,159 count1954: 157,094 count1955: 156,949 count1956: 157,263 count1957: 156,874 count1958: 156,832 count1959: 157,128 count1960: 158,230 count1961: 159,677 count1962: 161,612 count1963: 163,848 count1964: 168,720 count1965: 171,168 count1966: 174,164 count1967: 176,799 count1968: 179,443 count1969: 182,038 count1970: 184,653 count1971: 187,807 count1972: 192,387 count1973: 196,812 count1974: 200,368 count1975: 203,710 count1976: 211,135 count1977: 219,772 count1978: 229,511 count1979: 240,743 count1980: 250,855 count1981: 277,604 count1982: 281,290 count1983: 285,819 count1984: 312,629 count1985: 315,653 count1986: 296,335 count1987: 299,237 count1988: 272,507 count1989: 270,170 count1990: 267,800 count1991: 267,227 count1992: 267,102 count1993: 264,225 count1994: 270,075 count1995: 287,565 count1996: 289,137 count1997: 289,186 count1998: 289,174 count1999: 286,905 count2000: 283,986 count2001: 278,877 count2002: 275,344 count2003: 272,921 count2004: 271,137 count2005: 269,591 count2006: 268,697 count2007: 267,587 count2008: 267,530 count2009: 267,116 count2010: 265,476 count2011: 262,693 count2012: 259,558 count2013: 256,342 count2014: 252,178 count2015: 248,784 count2016: 245,604 count2017: 243,162 count2018: 241,563 count2019: 241,399 count2020: 246,482 count2021: 266,433 count2022: 236,920 count2023: 235,520 count150K200K250K300K350K19501975200020232023: 235,520 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023235,520 Estimated
2022236,920 Estimated
2021266,433 Estimated
2020246,482 Estimated
2019241,399 Estimated
2018241,563 Estimated
2017243,162 Estimated
2016245,604 Estimated
2015248,784 Estimated
2014252,178 Estimated
2013256,342 Estimated
2012259,558 Estimated
2011262,693 Estimated
2010265,476 Estimated
2009267,116 Estimated
2008267,530 Estimated
2007267,587 Estimated
2006268,697 Estimated
2005269,591 Estimated
2004271,137 Estimated
2003272,921 Estimated
2002275,344 Estimated
2001278,877 Estimated
2000283,986 Estimated
1999286,905 Estimated
1998289,174 Estimated
1997289,186 Estimated
1996289,137 Estimated
1995287,565 Estimated
1994270,075 Estimated
1993264,225 Estimated
1992267,102 Estimated
1991267,227 Estimated
1990267,800 Estimated
1989270,170 Estimated
1988272,507 Estimated
1987299,237 Estimated
1986296,335 Estimated
1985315,653 Estimated
1984312,629 Estimated
1983285,819 Estimated
1982281,290 Estimated
1981277,604 Estimated
1980250,855 Estimated
1979240,743 Estimated
1978229,511 Estimated
1977219,772 Estimated
1976211,135 Estimated
1975203,710 Estimated
1974200,368 Estimated
1973196,812 Estimated
1972192,387 Estimated
1971187,807 Estimated
1970184,653 Estimated
1969182,038 Estimated
1968179,443 Estimated
1967176,799 Estimated
1966174,164 Estimated
1965171,168 Estimated
1964168,720 Estimated
1963163,848 Estimated
1962161,612 Estimated
1961159,677 Estimated
1960158,230 Estimated
1959157,128 Estimated
1958156,832 Estimated
1957156,874 Estimated
1956157,263 Estimated
1955156,949 Estimated
1954157,094 Estimated
1953157,159 Estimated
1952157,541 Estimated
1951157,809 Estimated
1950158,761 Estimated

Mozambique compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Mozambique is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Mozambique, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Mozambique, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/mozambique. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Mozambique, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/mozambique.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Mozambique, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/mozambique (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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}
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What is the deaths in Mozambique?

Deaths in Mozambique was 235,520 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Mozambique?

315,653 in 1985, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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