Number of under-five deaths in Angola

Angola: Number of under-five deaths was 67,003 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
67,003
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 195 countries
All-time high
134,714
in 1997
All-time low
67,003
in 2024
Years of data
40
1985–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Angola, 1985–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1985200420241985: 99.1k1986: 102.6k1987: 106.3k1988: 110.0k1989: 113.6k1990: 117.2k1991: 120.7k1992: 124.0k1993: 127.1k1994: 129.8k1995: 132.3k1996: 133.9k1997: 134.7k1998: 134.6k1999: 133.8k2000: 132.5k2001: 130.0k2002: 126.4k2003: 121.9k2004: 116.4k2005: 110.1k2006: 103.8k2007: 97.6k2008: 91.8k2009: 86.8k2010: 82.3k2011: 78.5k2012: 75.4k2013: 73.1k2014: 71.4k2015: 70.0k2016: 69.2k2017: 68.6k2018: 68.5k2019: 68.5k2020: 68.6k2021: 68.7k2022: 68.3k2023: 67.8k2024: 67.0k

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Angola is 67,003, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Angola peaked at 134,714 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 67,003, in 2024.

That places Angola 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 106,344 99,144 113,610 5
1990s 128,822 117,177 134,714 10
2000s 111,720 86,790 132,456 10
2010s 72,543 68,454 82,270 10
2020s 68,094 67,003 68,730 5

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  4. 18 Cote d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
  5. 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
  6. 20 Cameroon 61,508 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Angola?
Number of under-five deaths in Angola was 67,003 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 134,714 in 1997.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 67,003 in 2024.
How does Angola rank for number of under-five deaths?
Angola ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.