Number of stillbirths in Angola

Angola: Number of stillbirths was 27,987 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,987
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 195 countries
All-time high
27,987
in 2023
All-time low
22,021
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of stillbirths in Angola, 2000–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120232000: 22.5k2001: 22.5k2002: 22.5k2003: 22.4k2004: 22.4k2005: 22.2k2006: 22.0k2007: 22.0k2008: 22.1k2009: 22.3k2010: 22.7k2011: 23.0k2012: 23.3k2013: 23.4k2014: 23.5k2015: 23.6k2016: 23.9k2017: 24.4k2018: 25.0k2019: 25.7k2020: 26.6k2021: 27.2k2022: 27.6k2023: 28.0k

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

In 2023, number of stillbirths in Angola stood at 27,987. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Angola peaked at 27,987 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,021, in 2006.

That places Angola 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22,302 22,021 22,532 10
2010s 23,856 22,724 25,733 10
2020s 27,340 26,599 27,987 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of stillbirths in Angola?
Number of stillbirths in Angola was 27,987 in 2023, 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 stillbirths recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 27,987 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 22,021 in 2006.
How does Angola rank for number of stillbirths?
Angola ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of stillbirths
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,736 data points, 2000–2023
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