Samoa vs Singapore: Number of infant deaths
Samoa
71.0%
in 2023
Singapore
80.0%
in 2023
Samoa rank
161st
Singapore rank
158th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Samoa
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 80.0% against 71.0% in Samoa, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 161st and Singapore ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 465.4% | 2,559.8% | 2,094.4% | Singapore |
| 1960s | 393.5% | 1,555.9% | 1,162.4% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 246.4% | 702.4% | 456.0% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 164.1% | 414.0% | 249.9% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 115.2% | 217.6% | 102.4% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 110.6% | 22.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 101.1% | 12.4% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 84.5% | 8.8% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Samoa or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 80.0% against 71.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Samoa and Singapore?
- 9.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Singapore?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Singapore rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Samoa ranks 161st and Singapore ranks 158th 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.