Number of neonatal deaths in Angola
Angola: Number of neonatal deaths was 25,491 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal 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
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Angola stood at 25,491 deaths.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal 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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,150 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Angola?
- Number of neonatal 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 deaths recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 29,957 deaths in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,461 deaths in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal 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 deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .