Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Samoa or Saint Lucia?

Samoa, at 22 deaths against 19 deaths in Saint Lucia as of 2019.

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

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.

Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Number of neonatal deaths

Samoa

22 deaths

in 2019

Saint Lucia

19 deaths

in 2019

Samoa rank

175th

Saint Lucia rank

176th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Samoa
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 22 deaths against 19 deaths in Saint Lucia, a difference of 3 deaths.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Samoa ranks 175th and Saint Lucia ranks 176th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	141.1 deaths	145.1 deaths	4 deaths	Saint Lucia
1960s	133.6 deaths	123.3 deaths	10.3 deaths	Samoa
1970s	99.8 deaths	86.9 deaths	12.9 deaths	Samoa
1980s	65.5 deaths	66.2 deaths	0.7 deaths	Saint Lucia
1990s	39 deaths	46.5 deaths	7.5 deaths	Saint Lucia
2000s	27.8 deaths	34.4 deaths	6.6 deaths	Saint Lucia
2010s	24 deaths	23.3 deaths	0.7 deaths	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Samoa or Saint Lucia?: Samoa, at 22 deaths against 19 deaths in Saint Lucia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 3 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Samoa ranks 175th and Saint Lucia ranks 176th 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.