Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Reunion or Samoa?

Samoa, at 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Reunion as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Samoa?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Reunion vs Samoa: Number of children who die before age 5

Reunion

76 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

86 deaths

in 2023

Reunion rank

169th

Samoa rank

166th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Reunion
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Reunion, a difference of 10 deaths.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Reunion	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,326 deaths	663.4 deaths	1,663 deaths	Reunion
1960s	1,518 deaths	536 deaths	982.3 deaths	Reunion
1970s	645.7 deaths	328 deaths	317.7 deaths	Reunion
1980s	167.8 deaths	212.3 deaths	44.5 deaths	Samoa
1990s	117 deaths	148.5 deaths	31.5 deaths	Samoa
2000s	116.6 deaths	114.7 deaths	1.9 deaths	Reunion
2010s	96.5 deaths	112 deaths	15.5 deaths	Samoa
2020s	80.5 deaths	94 deaths	13.5 deaths	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Reunion or Samoa?: Samoa, at 86 deaths against 76 deaths in Reunion as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Reunion and Samoa?: 10 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Reunion and Samoa rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Reunion ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.