Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, North Macedonia or Samoa?

North Macedonia, at 81 deaths against 72 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between North Macedonia and Samoa?

9 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

North Macedonia vs Samoa: Number of infants who die before age 1

North Macedonia

81 deaths

in 2023

Samoa

72 deaths

in 2023

North Macedonia rank

163rd

Samoa rank

166th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

North Macedonia
Samoa

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 81 deaths against 72 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 9 deaths.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 166th of 236 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,119 deaths	485.5 deaths	5,633 deaths	North Macedonia
1960s	4,611 deaths	402.6 deaths	4,209 deaths	North Macedonia
1970s	2,812 deaths	258.2 deaths	2,553 deaths	North Macedonia
1980s	1,682 deaths	175 deaths	1,507 deaths	North Macedonia
1990s	807.4 deaths	123.8 deaths	683.6 deaths	North Macedonia
2000s	316.3 deaths	94.5 deaths	221.8 deaths	North Macedonia
2010s	206.4 deaths	92.7 deaths	113.7 deaths	North Macedonia
2020s	84.25 deaths	78 deaths	6.25 deaths	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, North Macedonia or Samoa?: North Macedonia, at 81 deaths against 72 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between North Macedonia and Samoa?: 9 deaths, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and Samoa rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: North Macedonia ranks 163rd 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.