What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Mauritius and Samoa?

0.5 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.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Samoa: Mortality rate, under-5

Mauritius

15.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Samoa

14.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mauritius rank

96th

Samoa rank

99th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Mauritius
Samoa

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 15.4 per 1,000 live births against 14.9 per 1,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.5 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 2 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	92.45 per 1,000 live births	92.33 per 1,000 live births	0.12 per 1,000 live births	Mauritius
1970s	65.33 per 1,000 live births	57.96 per 1,000 live births	7.37 per 1,000 live births	Mauritius
1980s	31.11 per 1,000 live births	36.45 per 1,000 live births	5.34 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
1990s	21.85 per 1,000 live births	25.58 per 1,000 live births	3.73 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
2000s	16.07 per 1,000 live births	20.09 per 1,000 live births	4.02 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
2010s	14.95 per 1,000 live births	18.58 per 1,000 live births	3.63 per 1,000 live births	Samoa
2020s	15.56 per 1,000 live births	15.78 per 1,000 live births	0.22 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, Mauritius or Samoa?: Mauritius, at 15.4 per 1,000 live births against 14.9 per 1,000 live births in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Mauritius and Samoa?: 0.5 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?: 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 (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 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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