Child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa
Samoa: Child mortality vs health expenditure was 1.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa, 1940–2024
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 100th of 199 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 mortality vs health expenditure in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 19.31 | — |
| 1941 | 18.94 | -1.9% |
| 1942 | 18.56 | -2.0% |
| 1943 | 18.18 | -2.1% |
| 1944 | 17.81 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 17.42 | -2.2% |
| 1946 | 17.04 | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 16.67 | -2.2% |
| 1948 | 16.29 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 15.9 | -2.4% |
| 1950 | 15.49 | -2.5% |
| 1951 | 15.05 | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 14.59 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 14.11 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 13.61 | -3.5% |
| 1955 | 13.11 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 12.6 | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 12.09 | -4.0% |
| 1958 | 11.6 | -4.1% |
| 1959 | 11.12 | -4.1% |
| 1960 | 10.68 | -3.9% |
| 1961 | 10.27 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 9.87 | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 9.51 | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 11.1 | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 8.85 | -20.3% |
| 1966 | 8.52 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 8.19 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 7.85 | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 7.49 | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 7.16 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 6.82 | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 6.5 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 6.19 | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 5.89 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 5.61 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 5.33 | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 5.07 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 4.81 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 4.58 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 4.36 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 4.17 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 3.99 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 3.83 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.68 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 3.53 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 3.4 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 3.27 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.16 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.06 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.96 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 2.87 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.78 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.69 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.5 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 2.42 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.34 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2.25 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.17 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2.03 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.98 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.91 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.53 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 1.91 | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.88 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.87 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.85 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.81 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.67 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 1.62 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.58 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.53 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.49 | -3.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.49 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.72, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality vs health expenditure 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 | +33.1% | 1.9 | 2.53 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 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 100th out of 199 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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