Neonatal mortality rate in Angola
Angola: Neonatal mortality rate was 18.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Angola recorded 18.12 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Angola peaked at 39.15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.12, in 2024.
That places Angola 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.15 | — |
| 2001 | 38.06 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 37.01 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 35.87 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.54 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 33.03 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 31.43 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 29.97 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 28.66 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 27.32 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 24.84 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 23.64 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 22.54 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 21.58 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 20.9 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.37 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.97 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 19.69 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 19.41 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.23 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 18.99 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.72 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.45 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 18.12 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5 | 27.32 | 39.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9 | 19.41 | 26.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7 | 18.12 | 19.23 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Angola?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Angola was 18.12 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 39.15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.12 in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Angola ranks 45th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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