Samoa vs South Africa: Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre

Samoa
0.0119 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0119 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
99th
South Africa rank
98th

Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0 deaths per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 98th of 195 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0224 deaths per square kilometre 0.0166 deaths per square kilometre 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 0.0157 deaths per square kilometre 0.0118 deaths per square kilometre 0.0039 deaths per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 0.0155 deaths per square kilometre 0.0115 deaths per square kilometre 0.004 deaths per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.0129 deaths per square kilometre 0.0116 deaths per square kilometre 0.0012 deaths per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre, Samoa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre against 0.0119 deaths per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre between Samoa and South Africa?
0 deaths per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 98th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
deaths per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,263 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of neonatal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.