Key facts

Where UK bilateral aid goes - pie chart showing bilateral aid spending in Mozambique (2008/09)

Facts about Mozambique

Population: 22.3 million (African Economic Outlook, 2009).
Average life expectancy: 42 years (INE, 2008). UK: 78 years (UN Statistics Division (UNSD), 2007).
Average per capita income: US$348 (purchasing power parity (PPP) rate) (African Economic Outlook, 2008). UK: US$33,800 (PPP) (World Development Indicators (WDI), 2007).
Gross national income (GNI): US$13.92 billion (PPP rate) (WDI, 2006).
Population growth rate (2005-2010): 2.3% (African Economic Outlook, 2009).
Percentage of people not meeting daily food needs: 54% of the population lives below the national poverty line (World Food Programme, 2008).
Women dying in childbirth: 408 per 100,000 live births (Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 2003). UK: 13 per 100,000 (UNSD, 2007).
Children dying before age 5: 150 per 1,000 live births (African Economic Outlook, 2009).
Percentage of children receiving primary school education: 99% (Economic and Social Plan Progress Report (BdPES), 2009).
Percentage of people aged 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS: 16% (UNAIDS, 2007). UK: 0.2% (UNSD, 2005).
Percentage of people with access to safe, clean water: 33% in rural areas and 66% in urban areas (World Development Indicators, 2006).
Total UK aid received (2008/09): £66.3m (Source: Statistics for International Development 2009)

Progress towards Millennium Development Goals

If Mozambique keeps to its targets, it will be on track to achieve the majority of its MDGs – a startling achievement for a country that was ranked as the poorest in the world less than 20 years ago. Huge challenges remain, however, including improving the quality of services delivered – particularly in health and education – and halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS.

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
At the last household survey in 2002, some 54% of the population lived below the national poverty line, with 44% deemed to be malnourished and 35% being chronically food insecure. However, in 2008, about 143,500 people - 63% women and 37% men - benefited from the Food Subsidy Programme.

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education
Primary school enrolment in 2008 was 99.2%. As a result, Mozambique, with continued support, is on track to reach this MDG.

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
The ratio of girls to boys in primary education is 96:100. However, the girls’ completion rate is only 39.4%.

MDG 4: Reduce child mortality
DFID’s support has helped reduce the number of children dying before their fifth birthday, from 178 per 1,000 in 2,000 to 150 per 1,000 in 2008.

MDG 5: Improve maternal health
The number of deaths of women occurring during, shortly before or after childbirth was halved between 1997 and 2003. However, in 2007, there were still 198 deaths per 100,000 live births in hospital and other facilities.

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
At 16% (2009), Mozambique has one of the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the world. The number of malaria cases decreased slightly from 6,335,757 in 2007 to 5,147,554 in 2008. The rate of tuberculosis cases that were cured increased from 79% in 2006 to 82% in 2007.

MDG 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
During 2007, 1.2 million people benefited from the construction and rehabilitation of wells and fountains, covering 49% of those previously deemed to be in need. In urban areas, the achievement so far has been 40%.

MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development
One of the elements of this MDG is access to communication technology. In 2007, 15.4 Mozambicans in every 100 had a mobile phone subscription, compared with a mere 0.3 in 2000.

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