British Virgin Islands vs Samoa: Mortality rate, neonatal
British Virgin Islands
6.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Samoa
5.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
116th
Samoa rank
119th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 6.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Samoa ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 119th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 0.5 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 1990s | 10.49 per 1,000 live births | 10.86 per 1,000 live births | 0.37 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2000s | 8.58 per 1,000 live births | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.68 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 8.09 per 1,000 live births | 7.31 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 6.86 per 1,000 live births | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 0.66 per 1,000 live births | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, British Virgin Islands or Samoa?
- British Virgin Islands, at 6.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Samoa rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 116th and Samoa ranks 119th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.