North Macedonia vs Samoa: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

North Macedonia
101 deaths
in 2023
Samoa
86 deaths
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
164th
Samoa rank
166th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Samoa
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k195019862023

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 101 deaths against 86 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 15 deaths.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 8,644 deaths 663.4 deaths 7,980 deaths North Macedonia
1960s 5,483 deaths 536 deaths 4,947 deaths North Macedonia
1970s 3,179 deaths 328 deaths 2,851 deaths North Macedonia
1980s 1,858 deaths 212.3 deaths 1,646 deaths North Macedonia
1990s 909.7 deaths 148.5 deaths 761.2 deaths North Macedonia
2000s 359.7 deaths 114.7 deaths 245 deaths North Macedonia
2010s 230.5 deaths 112 deaths 118.5 deaths North Macedonia
2020s 100.75 deaths 94 deaths 6.75 deaths North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, North Macedonia or Samoa?
North Macedonia, at 101 deaths against 86 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between North Macedonia and Samoa?
15 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and Samoa rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
North Macedonia ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.