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Infant mortality rate dropped from 44 to 32 deaths per thousand live births

Angola recorded a reduction in the infant mortality rate between 2017 and 2022, falling from 44 to 32 deaths per thousand live births, according to provisional data from the Multiple Health Indicators Survey (IIMS) 2023-2024.

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The National Institute of Statistics (INE) has released the Basic Indicators Report of the Multiple Health Indicators Survey (IIMS) 2023-2024, based on data collected five years prior to the survey, with the final report expected to be distributed in April this year.

The report indicates that from 2017 to 2022 there was a reduction, when compared to the IIMS 2015-2016 data, with deaths in children under 5 years of age dropping from 68 to 52 per thousand live births, and mortality in infants from 44 to 32, per thousand live births, and neonatal deaths from 24 to 16, per thousand live births.

Regarding maternal care, in the IIMS 2023-2024 it is reported that there was a reduction of four percentage points (81 percent to 77 percent), in relation to the last collection, in women who received prenatal consultations carried out by a professional qualified healthcare provider.

Meanwhile, there was a decrease in the proportion of women who were protected against neonatal tetanus in the two years preceding the survey, from 64 percent in the IIMS 2015–2016 to 49 percent in the current survey.

Also, the percentage of women who had deliveries attended by a skilled health professional registered a slight decrease compared to IIMS 2015–2016, falling from 51 percent to 50 percent.

Regarding the fertility rate, the information highlights that, compared to the IIMS 2015–2016, the general fertility rate reduced, going from 6.2 children for each woman of reproductive age (15-49 years) to 4.8 children for every woman in IIMS 2023–2024.

"Fertility among adolescents aged 15–19 is 122 children per 1000 women. The overall fertility rate is highest in the 20–24 age group, with 203 children per 1000 women," it is highlighted.

In Angola, the research also highlights that "fertility among adolescents is higher in rural areas. On average, women aged 15–19 in rural areas have 195 children per 1000 women, and women in urban areas have 88 children per 1000 women".

Regarding the situation of malaria in the country, an endemic disease and the main cause of death in Angola, it is mentioned that the percentage of households that have at least one treated mosquito net is 28.8 percent, and higher in rural areas (31.2 percent) than in the urban area (27.2).

The situation of childhood vaccination reveals that the percentage of children aged 12 to 23 months vaccinated against childhood diseases is 29.4 percent and significantly higher in urban areas (43.6 percent) compared to urban areas (14.3 percent), registering a reduction of two percentage points (31 percent to 29 percent) compared to IIMS 2015-2016.

The percentage of children under 5 years of age with severe general malnutrition is 6.3, with 5.1 in urban areas and 7.7 in rural areas.

The research also details that the percentage of children under 5 years of age with severe chronic malnutrition is 16.4, 11 in urban areas and 22.9 in rural areas, while the percentage of children under 5 years of age with severe acute malnutrition is of 1.6, being 2 in the urban area and 1.1 in the rural area.

"With regard to the nutritional status of children, compared to IIMS 2015–2016, there was an increase of two percentage points (from 38 percent to 40 percent) in chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years of age," the document says.

Fieldwork began on 7 August 2023 in all provinces, with data collected by 21 teams.

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