Health in Zambezia, Mozambique: official figures
The 2022-23 Demographic and Health Survey measured 42 deaths before age five for every 1,000 babies born in Zambezia, and 30 before their first birthday; 2nd lowest of the 11 provinces for under-five deaths (Mozambique: 60 and 39).
How many children in Zambezia are malnourished?
44% of children under five in Zambezia were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in 2022-23, 3rd 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 Zambezia are fully vaccinated?
13% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Zambezia had all basic vaccines in 2022-23, the 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 Zambezia give birth in a health facility?
48% of births in Zambezia took place in a health facility and 26% of mothers had at least four antenatal visits, according to the 2022-23 survey; the 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 Zambezia?
35% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Zambezia 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 Zambezia?
32% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Zambezia had already been pregnant, joint 4th 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 Zambezia get family planning?
11% of married women in Zambezia used a modern contraceptive method in 2022-23, the 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 Zambezia have?
There was one health technician in the National Health Service for every 969 people in Zambezia in 2025, 2nd most people per health worker of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 713); in 2023 it was 925.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Zambezia have?
Zambezia had 0.50 National Health Service hospital beds per 1,000 people in 2025, the lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 0.74).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow common is tuberculosis in Zambezia?
16,947 tuberculosis cases were recorded in Zambezia in 2025, 268 per 100,000 people, 3rd lowest of the 11 provinces (Mozambique: 312); 151 people died of it.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Mozambique · saved copyHow Zambezia compares with other provinces
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (IDS 2022-23) (2022-23)
Zambezia ranks 10 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (IDS 2022-23) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Manica | 71 |
| 6 | Niassa | 68 |
| 7 | Maputo City | 59 |
| 8 | Inhambane | 49 |
| 9 | Maputo Province | 46 |
| 10 | Zambezia | 42 |
| 11 | Tete | 30 |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Zambezia ranks 3 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)
Zambezia ranks 11 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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