Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Samoa
Samoa: Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 15 to 24 in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths age 15 to 24 in Samoa stood at 27.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 15 to 24 in Samoa peaked at 93 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 175th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93 | — |
| 1991 | 87 | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 78 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 69 | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 65 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 60 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 55 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 47 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 42 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 51 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 31 | -39.2% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 27 | +3.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 705, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 27 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636, 4% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 | +50.0% | 34 | 51 |
| 2010 | -39.2% | 51 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6 | 51 | 93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2 | 34 | 51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2 | 28 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6 | 25 | 27 | 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 deaths age 15 to 24 in Samoa?
- Deaths age 15 to 24 in Samoa was 27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 15 to 24 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 93 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths age 15 to 24 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for deaths age 15 to 24?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 15 to 24 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 15 to 24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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