Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre was 0.0054 units per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.0054 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0735 units per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 units per square kilometre, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 74th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0523 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0505 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0445 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0286 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0251 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +109.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0054 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0054 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0035 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre 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 | +109.5% | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +55.0% | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +48.6% | 0.0495 units per square kilometre | 0.0735 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -52.3% | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -41.9% | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre |
| 1965 | -36.5% | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | 0.0466 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 0.0367 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 71 Myanmar 0.0058 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Tonga 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Israel 0.0055 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Fiji 0.0052 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0051 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Eswatini 0.0051 units per square kilometre 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0054 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0735 units per square kilometre in 1964.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths life stage ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths life stage divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.