Mauritius vs Samoa: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Mauritius
16.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Samoa
16.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
96th
Samoa rank
99th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Mauritius
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 16.9 per 1,000 live births against 16.3 per 1,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.

Mauritius ranks 96th and Samoa ranks 99th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 97.13 per 1,000 live births 97.87 per 1,000 live births 0.74 per 1,000 live births Samoa
1970s 69.94 per 1,000 live births 62.3 per 1,000 live births 7.64 per 1,000 live births Mauritius
1980s 34.5 per 1,000 live births 39.66 per 1,000 live births 5.16 per 1,000 live births Samoa
1990s 24.54 per 1,000 live births 27.98 per 1,000 live births 3.44 per 1,000 live births Samoa
2000s 17.79 per 1,000 live births 22 per 1,000 live births 4.21 per 1,000 live births Samoa
2010s 16.39 per 1,000 live births 20.37 per 1,000 live births 3.98 per 1,000 live births Samoa
2020s 17.12 per 1,000 live births 17.32 per 1,000 live births 0.2 per 1,000 live births Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Mauritius or Samoa?
Mauritius, at 16.9 per 1,000 live births against 16.3 per 1,000 live births in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Mauritius and Samoa?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Samoa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Samoa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Mauritius ranks 96th and Samoa ranks 99th 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.