Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, American Samoa or Greenland?

American Samoa, at 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Greenland as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between American Samoa and Greenland?

1 deaths, with American Samoa ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

American Samoa vs Greenland: Number of neonatal deaths

American Samoa

5 deaths

in 2019

Greenland

4 deaths

in 2019

American Samoa rank

191st

Greenland rank

193rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

American Samoa
Greenland

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Greenland, a difference of 1 deaths.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

American Samoa ranks 191st and Greenland ranks 193rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Greenland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21.6 deaths	57.7 deaths	36.1 deaths	Greenland
1960s	19.2 deaths	53.5 deaths	34.3 deaths	Greenland
1970s	16.1 deaths	22.1 deaths	6 deaths	Greenland
1980s	12.8 deaths	20.1 deaths	7.3 deaths	Greenland
1990s	13.7 deaths	16.2 deaths	2.5 deaths	Greenland
2000s	9.7 deaths	7.6 deaths	2.1 deaths	American Samoa
2010s	5.8 deaths	4.7 deaths	1.1 deaths	American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, American Samoa or Greenland?: American Samoa, at 5 deaths against 4 deaths in Greenland as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between American Samoa and Greenland?: 1 deaths, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Greenland?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do American Samoa and Greenland rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: American Samoa ranks 191st and Greenland ranks 193rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.