Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Angola
Angola: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 221.91 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Angola, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Angola recorded 221.91 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Angola peaked at 1,144 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 221.91, in 2020.
That places Angola 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,098 | — |
| 1986 | 1,084 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1,015 | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 1,014 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,100 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 1,102 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,057 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1,144 | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 1,096 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1,062 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,023 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 997.42 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 961.12 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 934.12 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 893.49 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 859.92 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 799.64 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 758.27 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 676.5 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 594.19 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 549.84 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 507.72 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 462.97 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 438.34 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 398.88 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 367.26 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 334.73 | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 304.04 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 291.41 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 291.75 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 273.6 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 269.82 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 252.81 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 233.1 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 227.69 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 221.91 | -2.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 221.91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 221.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 339.15, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,062 | 1,014 | 1,100 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,027 | 893.49 | 1,144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 604.63 | 398.88 | 859.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.62 | 227.69 | 367.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 221.91 | 221.91 | 221.91 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Angola?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Angola was 221.91 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 1,144 in 1992.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 221.91 in 2020.
- How does Angola rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Angola ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.