Number of infant deaths, female in Angola
Angola: Number of infant deaths, female was 19,424 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19,424
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
20th
of 197 countries
All-time high
35,982
in 1999
All-time low
19,332
in 2017
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Angola, 1981–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Angola recorded 19,424 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Angola peaked at 35,982 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19,332, in 2017.
That places Angola 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22,413 | — |
| 1982 | 23,117 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 23,829 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 24,691 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 25,661 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 26,600 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 27,595 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 28,540 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 29,458 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 30,416 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 31,374 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 32,322 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 33,104 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 33,919 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 34,734 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 35,373 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 35,762 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 35,937 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 35,982 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 35,843 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 35,395 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 34,607 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 33,488 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 32,070 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 30,402 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 28,678 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 26,996 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 25,398 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 24,032 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 22,806 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 21,782 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 20,958 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 20,364 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 19,933 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 19,620 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 19,409 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 19,332 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 19,362 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19,491 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19,624 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19,750 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 19,688 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 19,580 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 19,424 | -0.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 19,424 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,494, 5.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 19,424 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,972, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25,767 | 22,413 | 29,458 | 9 |
| 1990s | 33,892 | 30,416 | 35,982 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,691 | 24,032 | 35,843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,306 | 19,332 | 22,806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,613 | 19,424 | 19,750 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 17 Chad 20,807 compare
- 18 Yemen 20,390 compare
- 19 Mali 20,296 compare
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 19,131 compare
- 22 Madagascar 18,870 compare
- 23 Philippines 16,922 compare
More education data for Angola
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,250 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 547,775 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 422,807 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 401,821 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.59 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.38 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 17.64 % change on previous year (2011)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1465 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Angola?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Angola was 19,424 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 35,982 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,332 in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Angola ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.