Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Samoa
Samoa: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 0 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Samoa, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Samoa peaked at 1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 151 Andorra 0
- 151 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 151 Bahamas 0
- 151 Bahrain 0 compare
- 151 Barbados 0 compare
- 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 151 Brunei 0
- 151 Cook Islands 0
- 151 Cyprus 0 compare
- 151 Denmark 0 compare
- 151 Dominica 0
- 151 Estonia 0 compare
- 151 Finland 0 compare
- 151 Greece 0 compare
- 151 Grenada 0
- 151 Iceland 0
- 151 Ireland 0 compare
- 151 Kiribati 0 compare
- 151 Latvia 0 compare
- 151 Luxembourg 0 compare
- 151 Maldives 0 compare
- 151 Malta 0 compare
- 151 Marshall Islands 0
- 151 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 151 Monaco 0
- 151 Montenegro 0
- 151 Nauru 0
- 151 Niue 0
- 151 Norway 0 compare
- 151 Palau 0
- 151 Portugal 0 compare
- 151 Qatar 0 compare
- 151 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 151 Saint Lucia 0
- 151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 151 San Marino 0
- 151 Seychelles 0
- 151 Singapore 0 compare
- 151 Slovenia 0 compare
- 151 Sweden 0 compare
- 151 Switzerland 0 compare
- 151 Tonga 0
- 151 Tuvalu 0
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 child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Samoa?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Samoa was 0 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Samoa ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.