Number of neonatal deaths by region in Angola
Angola: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 25,491 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Angola recorded 25,491 for number of neonatal deaths by region 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 deaths by region in Angola peaked at 29,957 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24,461, in 2016.
Angola ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,743 | — |
| 1991 | 27,467 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 28,057 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 28,640 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 29,163 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29,662 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29,945 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 29,957 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29,777 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 29,628 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 29,667 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 29,775 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 29,884 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 29,922 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29,803 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29,487 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 28,978 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 28,505 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 28,107 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 27,632 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 27,124 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26,527 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 25,933 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25,374 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 24,892 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 24,607 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 24,461 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24,494 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 24,659 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24,826 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 25,144 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 25,334 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 25,401 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 25,464 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 25,491 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,904 | 26,743 | 29,957 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,176 | 27,632 | 29,922 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,290 | 24,461 | 27,124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,367 | 25,144 | 25,491 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Angola?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Angola was 25,491 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 29,957 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,461 in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.