Health in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: official figures
The 2022-23 Demographic and Health Survey measured 89 deaths before age five for every 1,000 babies born in Cabo Delgado, and 55 before their first birthday; the highest of the 11 provinces for under-five deaths (Mozambique: 60 and 39).
How many children in Cabo Delgado are malnourished?
45% of children under five in Cabo Delgado were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in 2022-23, 2nd highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 37%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children in Cabo Delgado are fully vaccinated?
36% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Cabo Delgado had all basic vaccines in 2022-23, 4th lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 38%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in Cabo Delgado give birth in a health facility?
58% of births in Cabo Delgado took place in a health facility and 53% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits, according to the 2022-23 survey; 3rd lowest of the 11 provinces for facility births (Mozambique: 65% and 49%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is malaria in Cabo Delgado?
38% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Cabo Delgado tested positive for malaria in the 2022-23 survey, and 47% of children under five had slept under an insecticide-treated net (Mozambique: 32% and 43%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Cabo Delgado?
55% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Cabo Delgado had already been pregnant, the highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 36%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyCan women in Cabo Delgado get family planning?
14% of married women in Cabo Delgado used a modern contraceptive method in 2022-23, 3rd lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 25%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many health workers does Cabo Delgado have?
There was one health technician in the National Health Service for every 858 people in Cabo Delgado in 2025, 3rd most people per health worker of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 713); in 2023 it was 1,060.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Cabo Delgado have?
Cabo Delgado had 0.74 National Health Service hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2025, 4th highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 0.74).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow common is tuberculosis in Cabo Delgado?
9,983 tuberculosis cases were recorded in Cabo Delgado in 2025, 344 per 100,000 people, 6th highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 312); 272 people died of it.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Cabo Delgado compares with other provinces
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (IDS 2022-23) (2022-23)
Cabo Delgado ranks 1 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (IDS 2022-23) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Delgado | 89 |
| 2 | Gaza | 75 |
| 3 | Sofala | 73 |
| 4 | Nampula | 72 |
| 5 | Manica | 71 |
| 6 | Niassa | 68 |
| 7 | Maputo City | 59 |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Cabo Delgado ranks 2 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nampula | 47% |
| 2 | Cabo Delgado | 45% |
| 3 | Zambezia | 44% |
| 4 | Manica | 39% |
| 5 | Niassa | 36% |
| 6 | Tete | 36% |
| 7 | Sofala | 30% |
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2022-23)
Cabo Delgado ranks 8 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sofala | 62% |
| 6 | Manica | 58% |
| 7 | Niassa | 41% |
| 8 | Cabo Delgado | 36% |
| 9 | Tete | 34% |
| 10 | Nampula | 25% |
| 11 | Zambezia | 13% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE) and Ministry of Health (with ICF, The DHS Program): Mocambique Inquerito Demografico e de Saude 2022-23, Relatorio Resumo: "Principais indicadores por provincia" (page 23), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 01467bf8c29b…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique: Anuario Estatistico 2025 (Statistical Yearbook 2025): Quadros 2.1.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.4, 2.3.6, 2.3.16, 2.4.1, 5.1.6 and 5.6.1 by province, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 25e1129ec762…)
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