Death rate from meningitis who in Samoa
Samoa: Death rate from meningitis who was 1.17 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.17
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
76th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.16
in 2000
All-time low
1.17
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from meningitis who in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.17 for death rate from meningitis who in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from meningitis who in Samoa peaked at 2.16 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.51 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 death rate from meningitis who in Samoa?
- Death rate from meningitis who in Samoa was 1.17 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for death rate from meningitis who?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from meningitis who rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from meningitis who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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