Neonatal mortality rate in Angola
Angola: Neonatal mortality rate was 18.12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Angola, 1989–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Angola recorded 18.12 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 45.86 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 18.12, in 2024.
Angola ranks 49th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 45.86 | — |
| 1990 | 45.78 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 45.71 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 45.65 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 45.54 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.22 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 44.81 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 44.1 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 43.01 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 41.66 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 40.29 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 39.15 | -2.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.86 | 45.86 | 45.86 | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.18 | 40.29 | 45.78 | 10 |
| 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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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 740.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2605 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Angola?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Angola was 18.12 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 45.86 in 1989.
- 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 49th out of 199 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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