Deaths from drowning ghe in Angola
Angola: Deaths from drowning ghe was 2,799 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths from drowning ghe in Angola, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Angola recorded 2,799 for deaths from drowning ghe in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Angola peaked at 2,975 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,264, in 2002.
That places Angola 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from drowning ghe in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,971 | — |
| 2001 | 1,554 | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 1,264 | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 2,257 | +78.5% |
| 2004 | 2,349 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2,182 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 2,242 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,508 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 2,419 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2,316 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2,538 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 2,490 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,569 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,573 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,511 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,631 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2,514 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,564 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,818 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 2,975 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2,879 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 2,799 | -2.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2,799 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 606.36, 4.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2,799 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 868.8, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from drowning ghe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +78.5% | 1,264 | 2,257 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,106 | 1,264 | 2,508 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,618 | 2,490 | 2,975 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,839 | 2,799 | 2,879 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drowning ghe in Angola?
- Deaths from drowning ghe in Angola was 2,799 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2,975 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,264 in 2002.
- How does Angola rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
- Angola ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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