Mortality rate, neonatal in Angola
Angola: Mortality rate, neonatal was 18.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Angola, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Angola is 18.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Angola peaked at 45.9 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 18.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Angola 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Angola, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1990 | 45.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 45.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 41.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 34.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 31.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 30 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 24.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 22.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 20 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | 45.9 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.17 per 1,000 live births | 40.3 per 1,000 live births | 45.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 26.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.68 per 1,000 live births | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Angola?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Angola was 18.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Angola ranks 49th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.