Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Angola
Angola: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 25,491 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25,491 deaths
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 199 countries
All-time high
29,957 deaths
in 1997
All-time low
24,461 deaths
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Angola recorded 25,491 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Angola peaked at 29,957 deaths in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24,461 deaths, in 2016.
That places Angola 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Angola, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,743 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 27,467 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 28,057 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 28,640 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 29,163 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29,662 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29,945 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29,957 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29,777 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 29,628 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 29,667 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 29,775 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29,884 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29,922 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29,803 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29,487 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 28,978 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 28,505 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 28,107 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 27,632 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 27,124 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26,527 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 25,933 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25,374 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 24,892 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 24,607 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 24,461 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24,494 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 24,659 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24,826 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 25,144 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 25,334 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 25,401 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 25,464 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 25,491 deaths | +0.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 25,491 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 4.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 25,491 deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,904 deaths | 26,743 deaths | 29,957 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,176 deaths | 27,632 deaths | 29,922 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,290 deaths | 24,461 deaths | 27,124 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,367 deaths | 25,144 deaths | 25,491 deaths | 5 |
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Angola?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Angola was 25,491 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 29,957 deaths in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,461 deaths in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .