Number of neonatal deaths in Angola
Angola: Number of neonatal deaths was 25,491 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Angola stood at 25,491.
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 in Angola peaked at 29,957 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24,461, in 2016.
Angola ranks 21st of 196 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 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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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2192 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Angola?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Angola was 25,491 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 29,957 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,461 in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.