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

Iceland, at 6 deaths against 5 deaths in American Samoa as of 2019.

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

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 Iceland: Number of neonatal deaths

American Samoa

5 deaths

in 2019

Iceland

6 deaths

in 2019

American Samoa rank

191st

Iceland rank

189th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

American Samoa
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 6 deaths against 5 deaths in American Samoa, a difference of 1 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

American Samoa ranks 191st and Iceland ranks 189th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21.6 deaths	65.9 deaths	44.3 deaths	Iceland
1960s	19.2 deaths	52.1 deaths	32.9 deaths	Iceland
1970s	16.1 deaths	33.8 deaths	17.7 deaths	Iceland
1980s	12.8 deaths	19.1 deaths	6.3 deaths	Iceland
1990s	13.7 deaths	14.9 deaths	1.2 deaths	Iceland
2000s	9.7 deaths	8.4 deaths	1.3 deaths	American Samoa
2010s	5.8 deaths	6.9 deaths	1.1 deaths	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, American Samoa or Iceland?: Iceland, at 6 deaths against 5 deaths in American Samoa as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between American Samoa and Iceland?: 1 deaths, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Iceland?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do American Samoa and Iceland rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: American Samoa ranks 191st and Iceland ranks 189th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

American Samoa vs Iceland: Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid, drawing on IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-neonatal-deaths-ihme/american-samoa/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-neonatal-deaths-ihme/american-samoa/iceland/">American Samoa vs Iceland: Number of neonatal deaths</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.