Nicaragua vs Samoa: Neonatal mortality rate
Nicaragua
5.31 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Samoa
5.84 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
131st
Samoa rank
127th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.84 per 1,000 live births against 5.31 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.53 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 127th of 212 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.66 per 1,000 live births | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 6.76 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 7.29 per 1,000 live births | 3.51 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 7.48 per 1,000 live births | 6.21 per 1,000 live births | 1.27 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Nicaragua or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.84 per 1,000 live births against 5.31 per 1,000 live births in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Nicaragua and Samoa?
- 0.53 per 1,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 127th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.