Table. 2.
Distribution of selected social, economic and health indicators by province/region
| Indicator | National | South region | Central region | North region | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maputo city | Maputo province | Gaza | Inhambane | Sofala | Manica | Tete | Zambezia | Nampula | Cabo Delgado | Niassa | ||
| Population–NIS projection for 2004 | 19 million | 1,073,940 | 1,074,790 | 1,333,540 | 1,140,220 | 1,582,260 | 1,280,830 | 1,461,650 | 3,645,630 | 3,563,220 | 1,588,740 | 966,580 |
| Children aged below 18 years (2004) | 9,613,470 | 473,550 | 496,080 | 647,320 | 690,120 | 790,270 | 675,940 | 799,495 | 1,911,980 | 1,832,340 | 777,070 | 519,330 |
| % of population living below poverty-line (2003) | 54 | 53.6 | 69.3 | 60.1 | 80.7 | 36.1 | 44.6 | 59.8 | 44.6 | 52.6 | 63.2 | 52.1 |
| Mortality | ||||||||||||
| Under-five mortality rate (2003) | 178 | 89 | 108 | 156 | 149 | 205 | 184 | 206 | 123 | 220 | 241 | 206 |
| IMR (2003) | 124 | 51 | 61 | 92 | 91 | 149 | 128 | 125 | 89 | 164 | 178 | 140 |
| Nutritional status (%) | ||||||||||||
| Chronic malnutrition among children aged 0-5 year(s) (stunting) (2003) | 41 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 46 | 47 | 42 | 56 | 47 |
| Acute malnutrition among children aged 0-5 year(s) (wasting) (2003) | 4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| Underweight children aged 0-5 year(s) (2003) | 23.7 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 22.6 | 12.8 | 26.2 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 34.2 | 25.1 |
| Water and sanitation (%) | ||||||||||||
| Access to safe drinking-water (2003) | 35.7 | 66.2 | 48.9 | 50.2 | 31.6 | 47.7 | 47.1 | 41.6 | 13.7 | 32.2 | 41.6 | 30.2 |
| Access to sanitation (2003) | 44.8 | 99.7 | 90.2 | 69.4 | 66 | 28.8 | 45.6 | 42.7 | 19.2 | 26.2 | 53.1 | 70 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence among persons aged 15-49 years (2002) | 13.6 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 8.6 | 26.5 | 19 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 11.1 |
| Immunization (%) | ||||||||||||
| Children, aged 12-23 months, fully immunized (DPTHepB) (2003) | 63.3 | 91.3 | 92.5 | 82.3 | 90.6 | 63.9 | 61.6 | 55 | 44.7 | 53.9 | 57.9 | 46.6 |
| Children, aged 12-23 months, immunized against measles (2003) | 76.7 | 96.9 | 96.9 | 91.7 | 92.9 | 74.7 | 81.5 | 72 | 63.3 | 69.1 | 80.2 | 51.9 |
| Education and illiteracy (%) | ||||||||||||
| Primary net enrollment rate (2003) | 61 | 84.5 | 86 | 79.2 | 74 | 60.4 | 67 | 52.1 | 59.8 | 46.3 | 60.6 | 47.3 |
| Adult illiteracy rate (2003) | 53.6 | 15.1 | 28.6 | 47.4 | 46.5 | 52.7 | 45.4 | 59.2 | 61.4 | 65.1 | 68.4 | 64.4 |
| Female illiteracy rate (2003) | 68 | 22 | 38 | 55.9 | 57.9 | 72.2 | 64.5 | 76.1 | 80.6 | 81.4 | 83 | 68 |
| Maternity care and adolescent fertility (%) | ||||||||||||
| Fertility rate (2003) | 5.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.2 |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel (2003) | 47.7 | 89.2 | 85.2 | 60.6 | 49 | 51 | 55.9 | 46.8 | 32.1 | 38.2 | 31.4 | 47 |
| Births in health institutions (2003) | 49 | 90.1 | 85.4 | 63.1 | 49.8 | 51.6 | 56.0 | 47.4 | 32.7 | 36.8 | 29.6 | 46 |
| Communication | ||||||||||||
| Total % of population with radios (2003) | 45.5 | 61.8 | 53.4 | 34.1 | 32.9 | 52.3 | 63.6 | 45.1 | 39.4 | 48.3 | 43 | 43 |
Source: World Bank, 2010.
IMR=Infant mortality rate;
NIS=National Institute of Statistics