Adolescent mortality rate in Samoa
Samoa: Adolescent mortality rate was 1.24 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
1.24
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
112th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.08
in 2009
All-time low
0.9252
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990β2021
Adolescent mortality rate in Samoa, 1990β2021
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 112th out of 194 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.
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
- 109 Brazil 1.28 compare
- 110 Trinidad and Tobago 1.28 compare
- 111 British Virgin Islands 1.27 compare
- 113 Bahamas 1.24 compare
- 114 Peru 1.23 compare
- 115 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5037 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,531 (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 112th out of 194 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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