Number of under-five deaths in Angola
Angola: Number of under-five deaths was 67,003 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Angola, 1985–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 14 Afghanistan 77,768 compare
- 15 Mozambique 74,215 compare
- 16 Mali 68,264 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 63,784 compare
- 19 Madagascar 61,923 compare
- 20 Cameroon 61,508 compare
More health data for Angola
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 542,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 519,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 515,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 533,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 529,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 547,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 575,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 590,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 569,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 500,351 (2025)
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
Number of children dying before reaching age five.