Number of child deaths by age in Samoa
Samoa: Number of child deaths by age was 15 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths by age in Samoa, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths by age in Samoa stood at 15 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Samoa peaked at 208 deaths in 1964 and was at its lowest, 15 deaths, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 160th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 165.8 deaths | 156 deaths | 176 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 139.7 deaths | 110 deaths | 208 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 80 deaths | 61 deaths | 104 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.1 deaths | 42 deaths | 58 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6 deaths | 29 deaths | 39 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8 deaths | 21 deaths | 44 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8 deaths | 20 deaths | 31 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 deaths | 15 deaths | 18 deaths | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Samoa?
- Number of child deaths by age in Samoa was 15 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 208 deaths in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 deaths in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Samoa ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .