Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola
Angola: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0.03 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola is 0.03, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 97.3% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola peaked at 8.74 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2021.
That places Angola 115th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.09 | — |
| 2006 | 0.24 | +166.7% |
| 2007 | 2.11 | +779.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 0.33 | -68.6% |
| 2010 | 0.37 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +173.0% |
| 2012 | 0.29 | -71.3% |
| 2013 | 0.19 | -34.5% |
| 2014 | 0.57 | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 1.56 | +173.7% |
| 2016 | 1.18 | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 8.74 | +640.7% |
| 2018 | 0.28 | -96.8% |
| 2019 | 0.86 | +207.1% |
| 2020 | 0.94 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.03 | -96.8% |
| 2022 | 0.85 | +2733.3% |
| 2023 | 1.54 | +81.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 | -27.3% |
| 2025 | 0.03 | -97.3% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.61, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.65, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2733.3% | 0.03 | 0.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.764 | 0.09 | 2.11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.51 | 0.19 | 8.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7517 | 0.03 | 1.54 | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Angola was 0.03 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 8.74 in 2017.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Angola ranks 115th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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