Mozambique

Population: 22.1 million (2010).

Population growth: 1.8% per year.

Life expectancy at birth: 41.4 years.

Fertility rate: 5.1 children/woman.

Maternal mortality ratio: 520/100,000 live births.

48% of births attended by a skilled attendant.

5 physicians per 100,000 people.

Ranked 99th on the Economist Unit’s Index of Democracy. 
Ranked 165th on the UN Human Development Index.

Maputo and Beira, and Nampula are Mozambique’s three centers for medical education

Surgical and obstetrical services are unable to meet the population’s needs.