Child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa
Samoa: Child mortality vs health expenditure was 1.49 in 2024. β Volatile
Child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa, 1940β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa stood at 1.49. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa peaked at 19.31 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 99th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 17.61 | 15.9 | 19.31 | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.34 | 11.12 | 15.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.23 | 7.49 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 4.58 | 7.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.65 | 3.06 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 2.17 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.9 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 | 1.75 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.67 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa?
- Child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa was 1.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs health expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.31 in 1940.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs health expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for child mortality vs health expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 99th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs health expenditure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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