Mongolia vs Samoa: Youth mortality rate

Mongolia
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Samoa
1.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mongolia rank
103rd
Samoa rank
101st

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Mongolia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.7 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Mongolia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 101st of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 9.65 deaths per 100 live births 3.01 deaths per 100 live births 6.64 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2000s 4.85 deaths per 100 live births 2.46 deaths per 100 live births 2.39 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2010s 2.47 deaths per 100 live births 2.17 deaths per 100 live births 0.3033 deaths per 100 live births Mongolia
2020s 1.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.8 deaths per 100 live births 0.0624 deaths per 100 live births Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Mongolia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1.7 deaths per 100 live births against 1.65 deaths per 100 live births in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Mongolia and Samoa?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Samoa rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Mongolia ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.