Lithuania vs Samoa: Number of infant deaths
Lithuania
61.0%
in 2023
Samoa
71.0%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
163rd
Samoa rank
161st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Lithuania
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 71.0% against 61.0% in Lithuania, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,096.5% | 334.5% | 762.0% | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 908.0% | 246.4% | 661.6% | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 754.1% | 164.1% | 590.0% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 551.9% | 115.2% | 436.7% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 224.5% | 87.9% | 136.6% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 124.9% | 88.7% | 36.2% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 75.8% | 6.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Lithuania or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 71.0% against 61.0% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Lithuania and Samoa?
- 10.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Samoa rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Lithuania ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.