Health in Maputo City, Mozambique: official figures
The 2022-23 Demographic and Health Survey measured 59 deaths before age five for every 1,000 babies born in Maputo City, and 44 before their first birthday; 5th lowest of the 11 provinces for under-five deaths (Mozambique: 60 and 39).
How many children in Maputo City are malnourished?
11% of children under five in Maputo City were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in 2022-23, 2nd lowest 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 Maputo City are fully vaccinated?
77% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Maputo City had all basic vaccines in 2022-23, the joint highest 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 Maputo City give birth in a health facility?
95% of births in Maputo City took place in a health facility and 81% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits, according to the 2022-23 survey; 2nd highest 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 Maputo City?
<1% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Maputo City tested positive for malaria in the 2022-23 survey, and 36% 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 Maputo City?
12% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Maputo City had already been pregnant, the lowest 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 Maputo City get family planning?
58% of married women in Maputo City used a modern contraceptive method in 2022-23, 2nd highest 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 Maputo City have?
There was one health technician in the National Health Service for every 276 people in Maputo City in 2025, the fewest people per health worker of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 713); in 2023 it was 768.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Maputo City have?
Maputo City had 2.40 National Health Service hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2025, the highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 0.74).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow common is tuberculosis in Maputo City?
5,235 tuberculosis cases were recorded in Maputo City in 2025, 459 per 100,000 people, 3rd highest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 312); 244 people died of it.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Maputo City compares with other city with provincial statuss
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (IDS 2022-23) (2022-23)
Maputo City ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (IDS 2022-23) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nampula | 72 |
| 5 | Manica | 71 |
| 6 | Niassa | 68 |
| 7 | Maputo City | 59 |
| 8 | Inhambane | 49 |
| 9 | Maputo Province | 46 |
| 10 | Zambezia | 42 |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Maputo City ranks 10 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Niassa | 36% |
| 6 | Tete | 36% |
| 7 | Sofala | 30% |
| 8 | Gaza | 18% |
| 9 | Inhambane | 16% |
| 10 | Maputo City | 11% |
| 11 | Maputo Province | 9% |
Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2022-23)
Maputo City ranks 2 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inhambane | 77% |
| 2 | Maputo City | 77% |
| 3 | Maputo Province | 75% |
| 4 | Gaza | 72% |
| 5 | Sofala | 62% |
| 6 | Manica | 58% |
| 7 | Niassa | 41% |
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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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