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Mozambique

Mozambique is one of the most impoverished countries in the world (ranked near the bottom on the Human development Index), having emerged from a 16-year-long civil war that ended in 1992. Two decades of peace and stability have enabled improvements in economic development and political stability to be achieved. However, the significant growth driven by the economic management of natural resources has not yet translated into the structural changes needed to support the country’s capacity to reduce poverty and foster human development. (Sources: UNICEF 2017; UNDP 2018; UNAIDS 2017; World Bank 2017 )

total population (thousands)

28,829

GNI per capita

420$

Life expectancy at birth

58 years

Human Development Index

180 (out of 189)

Under-5 mortality rate

71‰

Primary school net enrolment

89%

Adult HIV prevalence (% of the population)

12.5%

People of all ages living with HIV (thousands)

2,100

improved access to safe water (% of the population)

47%

moderate-severe underweight (% children under-5)

43%