Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) in Samoa
Samoa: Adolescent mortality rate was 1.24 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adolescent mortality rate in Samoa, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.24 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Samoa peaked at 4.08 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9252, in 1990.
That places Samoa 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9252 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9492 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9744 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9995 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.02 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.13 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.17 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.19 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.08 | +220.5% |
| 2010 | 1.29 | -68.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.32 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.32 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.29 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.27 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.24 | -1.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.41, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.24 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.86, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescent mortality rate in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +220.5% | 1.27 | 4.08 |
| 2010 | -68.3% | 4.08 | 1.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 | 0.9252 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.14 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.27 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 110 Brazil 1.28 compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 1.28 compare
- 112 British Virgin Islands 1.27 compare
- 114 Bahamas 1.24 compare
- 115 Peru 1.23 compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 1.21 compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Samoa?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Samoa was 1.24 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 2009.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9252 in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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