Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in Samoa
Samoa: Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression was 1.49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in Samoa, 1940–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in Samoa is 1.49, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in Samoa peaked at 19.31 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 2024.
That places Samoa 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,237 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,603 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 43,051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in Samoa?
- Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression in Samoa was 1.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs level of prosperity regression recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.31 in 1940.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs level of prosperity regression recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for child mortality vs level of prosperity regression?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 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 level of prosperity regression. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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