Children died before five per woman in Angola

Angola: Children died before five per woman was 0.2519 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2519
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
19th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.74
in 1980
All-time low
0.2519
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Children died before five per woman in Angola, 1980–2024

0.511.51980200220241980: 1.71981: 1.71982: 1.71983: 1.71984: 1.61985: 1.61986: 1.61987: 1.61988: 1.61989: 1.61990: 1.51991: 1.51992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 1.51995: 1.51996: 1.41997: 1.41998: 1.31999: 1.32000: 1.22001: 1.22002: 1.12003: 12004: 0.9342005: 0.852006: 0.7692007: 0.6952008: 0.6272009: 0.5682010: 0.5162011: 0.4722012: 0.4352013: 0.4042014: 0.3782015: 0.3572016: 0.3392017: 0.3242018: 0.3122019: 0.3012020: 0.2912021: 0.2822022: 0.2742023: 0.2632024: 0.252

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Angola is 0.2519, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Angola peaked at 1.74 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2519, in 2024.

That places Angola 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Angola, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 1.74 —
1981 1.71 -1.7%
1982 1.68 -1.4%
1983 1.66 -1.5%
1984 1.64 -1.3%
1985 1.62 -1.0%
1986 1.6 -1.0%
1987 1.59 -0.8%
1988 1.58 -0.8%
1989 1.56 -0.9%
1990 1.55 -0.9%
1991 1.53 -1.0%
1992 1.52 -1.1%
1993 1.5 -1.2%
1994 1.48 -1.4%
1995 1.45 -1.7%
1996 1.42 -2.2%
1997 1.38 -2.7%
1998 1.34 -3.3%
1999 1.28 -3.9%
2000 1.23 -4.4%
2001 1.16 -5.2%
2002 1.09 -6.1%
2003 1.02 -7.0%
2004 0.934 -8.1%
2005 0.8499 -9.0%
2006 0.7693 -9.5%
2007 0.6947 -9.7%
2008 0.6266 -9.8%
2009 0.5681 -9.3%
2010 0.5164 -9.1%
2011 0.4725 -8.5%
2012 0.4351 -7.9%
2013 0.4043 -7.1%
2014 0.3785 -6.4%
2015 0.3566 -5.8%
2016 0.3391 -4.9%
2017 0.3242 -4.4%
2018 0.3118 -3.9%
2019 0.3012 -3.4%
2020 0.2912 -3.3%
2021 0.2821 -3.1%
2022 0.2738 -2.9%
2023 0.2632 -3.9%
2024 0.2519 -4.3%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 0.2519 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 0.2519 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.64 1.56 1.74 10
1990s 1.44 1.28 1.55 10
2000s 0.8944 0.5681 1.23 10
2010s 0.384 0.3012 0.5164 10
2020s 0.2724 0.2519 0.2912 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 compare
  2. 17 Equatorial Guinea 0.2739 compare
  3. 18 Cameroon 0.2723 compare
  4. 20 Sudan 0.2501 compare
  5. 21 Uganda 0.2387 compare
  6. 22 Burundi 0.2386 compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Angola?
Children died before five per woman in Angola was 0.2519 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 1.74 in 1980.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2519 in 2024.
How does Angola rank for children died before five per woman?
Angola ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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