Number of youth deaths in Angola
Angola: Number of youth deaths was 78,982 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth 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
Angola recorded 78,982 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Angola peaked at 153,191 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 78,982 deaths, in 2024.
Angola ranks 18th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Angola, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 134,472 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 135,994 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 142,911 deaths | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 143,570 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 146,951 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 149,915 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 152,020 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 153,127 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 153,191 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 152,425 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 150,943 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 148,157 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 144,119 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 139,001 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 132,690 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 125,595 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 118,391 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 111,409 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 104,825 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 99,240 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 94,207 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 90,032 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 86,657 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 84,198 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 82,386 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 81,009 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 80,238 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79,836 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 79,811 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 80,074 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80,307 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 80,610 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 80,307 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79,797 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 78,982 deaths | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,458 deaths | 134,472 deaths | 153,191 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,437 deaths | 99,240 deaths | 150,943 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,845 deaths | 79,811 deaths | 94,207 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,001 deaths | 78,982 deaths | 80,610 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Angola?
- Number of youth deaths in Angola was 78,982 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 youth deaths recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 153,191 deaths in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,982 deaths in 2024.
- How does Angola rank for number of youth deaths?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.