Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, French Guiana or Samoa?

French Guiana, at 19 deaths against 17 deaths in Samoa as of 2100.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between French Guiana and Samoa?

2 deaths, with French Guiana ahead.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Guiana vs Samoa: Number of infants who die before age 1

French Guiana

19 deaths

in 2100

Samoa

17 deaths

in 2100

French Guiana rank

153rd

Samoa rank

156th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

French Guiana
Samoa

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 19 deaths against 17 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 2 deaths.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Samoa ahead.

French Guiana ranks 153rd and Samoa ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2020s	62.33 deaths	65 deaths	2.67 deaths	Samoa
2030s	51.5 deaths	60.4 deaths	8.9 deaths	Samoa
2040s	42 deaths	52.3 deaths	10.3 deaths	Samoa
2050s	34.8 deaths	39.5 deaths	4.7 deaths	Samoa
2060s	29.9 deaths	32.1 deaths	2.2 deaths	Samoa
2070s	26.2 deaths	26.8 deaths	0.6 deaths	Samoa
2080s	23 deaths	21.7 deaths	1.3 deaths	French Guiana
2090s	20.6 deaths	18.5 deaths	2.1 deaths	French Guiana
2100s	19 deaths	17 deaths	2 deaths	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, French Guiana or Samoa?: French Guiana, at 19 deaths against 17 deaths in Samoa as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between French Guiana and Samoa?: 2 deaths, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Samoa?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do French Guiana and Samoa rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: French Guiana ranks 153rd and Samoa ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.