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Infant mortality rate in Angola

Angola: Infant mortality rate was 3.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.21 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
42nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
12.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 1980
All-time low
3.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Infant mortality rate in Angola, 1980–2024

46810121980200220241980: 12.5 deaths per 100 live births1981: 12.3 deaths per 100 live births1982: 12.2 deaths per 100 live births1983: 12 deaths per 100 live births1984: 11.9 deaths per 100 live births1985: 11.8 deaths per 100 live births1986: 11.8 deaths per 100 live births1987: 11.8 deaths per 100 live births1988: 11.8 deaths per 100 live births1989: 11.8 deaths per 100 live births1990: 11.8 deaths per 100 live births1991: 11.9 deaths per 100 live births1992: 11.9 deaths per 100 live births1993: 11.9 deaths per 100 live births1994: 12 deaths per 100 live births1995: 11.9 deaths per 100 live births1996: 11.9 deaths per 100 live births1997: 11.7 deaths per 100 live births1998: 11.5 deaths per 100 live births1999: 11.2 deaths per 100 live births2000: 10.8 deaths per 100 live births2001: 10.4 deaths per 100 live births2002: 9.8 deaths per 100 live births2003: 9.2 deaths per 100 live births2004: 8.6 deaths per 100 live births2005: 7.9 deaths per 100 live births2006: 7.2 deaths per 100 live births2007: 6.6 deaths per 100 live births2008: 6 deaths per 100 live births2009: 5.5 deaths per 100 live births2010: 5.1 deaths per 100 live births2011: 4.8 deaths per 100 live births2012: 4.5 deaths per 100 live births2013: 4.2 deaths per 100 live births2014: 4 deaths per 100 live births2015: 3.9 deaths per 100 live births2016: 3.8 deaths per 100 live births2017: 3.7 deaths per 100 live births2018: 3.6 deaths per 100 live births2019: 3.5 deaths per 100 live births2020: 3.5 deaths per 100 live births2021: 3.4 deaths per 100 live births2022: 3.4 deaths per 100 live births2023: 3.3 deaths per 100 live births2024: 3.2 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Angola stood at 3.21 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Angola peaked at 12.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Angola 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Infant mortality rate in Angola, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1980 12.47 deaths per 100 live births —
1981 12.3 deaths per 100 live births -1.4%
1982 12.17 deaths per 100 live births -1.1%
1983 12.02 deaths per 100 live births -1.2%
1984 11.91 deaths per 100 live births -0.9%
1985 11.85 deaths per 100 live births -0.6%
1986 11.8 deaths per 100 live births -0.4%
1987 11.78 deaths per 100 live births -0.1%
1988 11.78 deaths per 100 live births -0.0%
1989 11.79 deaths per 100 live births +0.0%
1990 11.81 deaths per 100 live births +0.2%
1991 11.85 deaths per 100 live births +0.3%
1992 11.9 deaths per 100 live births +0.4%
1993 11.93 deaths per 100 live births +0.3%
1994 11.95 deaths per 100 live births +0.2%
1995 11.94 deaths per 100 live births -0.1%
1996 11.87 deaths per 100 live births -0.6%
1997 11.72 deaths per 100 live births -1.3%
1998 11.48 deaths per 100 live births -2.0%
1999 11.19 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
2000 10.83 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
2001 10.38 deaths per 100 live births -4.2%
2002 9.84 deaths per 100 live births -5.1%
2003 9.25 deaths per 100 live births -6.1%
2004 8.58 deaths per 100 live births -7.2%
2005 7.89 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2006 7.22 deaths per 100 live births -8.5%
2007 6.6 deaths per 100 live births -8.6%
2008 6.03 deaths per 100 live births -8.6%
2009 5.54 deaths per 100 live births -8.1%
2010 5.11 deaths per 100 live births -7.7%
2011 4.76 deaths per 100 live births -7.0%
2012 4.46 deaths per 100 live births -6.3%
2013 4.22 deaths per 100 live births -5.3%
2014 4.03 deaths per 100 live births -4.5%
2015 3.88 deaths per 100 live births -3.8%
2016 3.76 deaths per 100 live births -2.9%
2017 3.67 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2018 3.6 deaths per 100 live births -2.0%
2019 3.55 deaths per 100 live births -1.5%
2020 3.49 deaths per 100 live births -1.5%
2021 3.44 deaths per 100 live births -1.4%
2022 3.37 deaths per 100 live births -2.0%
2023 3.3 deaths per 100 live births -2.2%
2024 3.21 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 3.21 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.87 deaths per 100 live births, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 3.21 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.72 deaths per 100 live births, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.99 deaths per 100 live births 11.78 deaths per 100 live births 12.47 deaths per 100 live births 10
1990s 11.76 deaths per 100 live births 11.19 deaths per 100 live births 11.95 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 8.22 deaths per 100 live births 5.54 deaths per 100 live births 10.83 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 4.1 deaths per 100 live births 3.55 deaths per 100 live births 5.11 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 3.36 deaths per 100 live births 3.21 deaths per 100 live births 3.49 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 39 Dominica 3.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 40 Myanmar 3.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 41 Gambia 3.27 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 43 Botswana 3.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 44 Papua New Guinea 3.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 45 Burundi 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Angola?
Infant mortality rate in Angola was 3.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 12.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1980.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 3.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Angola rank for infant mortality rate?
Angola ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .