Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 33.6 million
If you were born in Mozambique
Right now, about 0.96% of the babies born on Earth are born in Mozambique: 1 in 104, about 1.3 million a year, or about 2.4 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Mozambique dies before turning five is 6.2%, about 9.5 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 65.6 years for women and 61.6 years for men.
Life in Mozambique, in numbers
Life expectancy63.6 yearswomen 65.6 · men 61.6United States 79.3 years · 18th lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 56.2%61.7 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 21st highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 14.5%44.9 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 20th highest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth127 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 52nd highest of 141 countries
Children per woman4.76total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 10th highest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling10.8 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 32nd lowest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment7%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 22nd lowest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$1,513GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 5th lowest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.50Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 8th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities36%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 24th lowest of 141 countries
People working in farming73%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 3rd highest of 141 countries
People using the internet20%United States 94% · 16th lowest of 141 countries
Women married before 1853%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 5th highest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket9%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 11th lowest of 141 countries
HIV12.37%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 4th highest of 141 countries
Homicide4 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 62nd highest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths20 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 36th highest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 21% · women 4%
Life satisfaction5.22 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 62nd lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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