Micronesia (country) vs Samoa: Number of neonatal deaths
Micronesia (country)
29 deaths
in 2024
Samoa
32 deaths
in 2024
Micronesia (country) rank
168th
Samoa rank
167th
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 32 deaths against 29 deaths in Micronesia (country), a difference of 3 deaths.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2 deaths | 63.4 deaths | 16.8 deaths | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 61.8 deaths | 44.5 deaths | 17.3 deaths | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 41.3 deaths | 43.7 deaths | 2.4 deaths | Samoa |
| 2020s | 31.4 deaths | 35 deaths | 3.6 deaths | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Micronesia (country) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 32 deaths against 29 deaths in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Micronesia (country) and Samoa?
- 3 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Samoa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .