Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Montenegro or Samoa?

Samoa, at 22 deaths against 15 deaths in Montenegro as of 2019.

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

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.

Montenegro vs Samoa: Number of neonatal deaths

Montenegro

15 deaths

in 2019

Samoa

22 deaths

in 2019

Montenegro rank

178th

Samoa rank

175th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Montenegro
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 22 deaths against 15 deaths in Montenegro, a difference of 7 deaths.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Montenegro's.

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

Montenegro ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 175th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montenegro	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	471.7 deaths	141.1 deaths	330.6 deaths	Montenegro
1960s	345.9 deaths	133.6 deaths	212.3 deaths	Montenegro
1970s	217.5 deaths	99.8 deaths	117.7 deaths	Montenegro
1980s	151.4 deaths	65.5 deaths	85.9 deaths	Montenegro
1990s	87.7 deaths	39 deaths	48.7 deaths	Montenegro
2000s	56.6 deaths	27.8 deaths	28.8 deaths	Montenegro
2010s	21.9 deaths	24 deaths	2.1 deaths	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Montenegro or Samoa?: Samoa, at 22 deaths against 15 deaths in Montenegro as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Montenegro and Samoa?: 7 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Samoa?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Montenegro and Samoa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Montenegro ranks 178th and Samoa ranks 175th 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.