Morocco vs Samoa: Youth mortality rate

Morocco
1.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Samoa
1.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Morocco rank
99th
Samoa rank
101st

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Morocco
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.79 deaths per 100 live births against 1.7 deaths per 100 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 99th and Samoa ranks 101st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 7.41 deaths per 100 live births 3.01 deaths per 100 live births 4.4 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2000s 4.69 deaths per 100 live births 2.46 deaths per 100 live births 2.22 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2010s 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 2.17 deaths per 100 live births 0.5525 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2020s 1.94 deaths per 100 live births 1.8 deaths per 100 live births 0.1362 deaths per 100 live births Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Morocco or Samoa?
Morocco, at 1.79 deaths per 100 live births against 1.7 deaths per 100 live births in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Morocco and Samoa?
0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Samoa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Samoa rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Morocco ranks 99th 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.