Palau vs Samoa: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Palau
0.0547 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Samoa
0.0535 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Palau rank
72nd
Samoa rank
75th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman in Samoa, a difference of 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 75th of 200 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5733 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6224 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0491 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.304 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3964 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0924 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1988 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0738 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1226 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0429 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.044 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0892 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0451 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0461 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0813 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0352 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0554 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0652 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Palau or Samoa?
- Palau, at 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0535 under-five deaths per woman in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Palau and Samoa?
- 0.0012 under-five deaths per woman, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Palau ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 75th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).