Infant mortality is one of the most important development indicators in all countries. It is notoriously high with the least decline in sub-Saharan Africa with Angola being one of the countries in the world experiencing high infant mortality of 44.8 deaths per 1,000 live births. The aim of this study was to investigate the determinants of infant mortality in Angola. The study shows that the significant predictors of post-natal mortality are age of a mother, household wealth index and duration of breastfeeding. Low level of infant mortality cannot be brought down only by improvement in mother’s conditions at individual level but there is a need to improve the new-born care basing on socioeconomic and environmental conditions at household level

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