Mexico vs Samoa: Death rate

Mexico
6.16 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
6.16 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico rank
173rd
Samoa rank
174th

Death rate over time

  • Mexico
  • Samoa
5101520195019862023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 6.16 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.16 deaths per 1,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 174th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Samoa Difference Ahead
1950s 17.81 deaths per 1,000 people 14.83 deaths per 1,000 people 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people Mexico
1960s 11.92 deaths per 1,000 people 11.06 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8565 deaths per 1,000 people Mexico
1970s 8.46 deaths per 1,000 people 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people 0.7892 deaths per 1,000 people Mexico
1980s 6.4 deaths per 1,000 people 6.3 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0976 deaths per 1,000 people Mexico
1990s 5.78 deaths per 1,000 people 5.63 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1418 deaths per 1,000 people Mexico
2000s 5.55 deaths per 1,000 people 5.51 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0371 deaths per 1,000 people Mexico
2010s 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people 6.04 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2148 deaths per 1,000 people Samoa
2020s 7.53 deaths per 1,000 people 6.31 deaths per 1,000 people 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Mexico or Samoa?
Mexico, at 6.16 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.16 deaths per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Mexico and Samoa?
0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Samoa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Samoa rank globally for death rate?
Mexico ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
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

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.