Deaths from meningitis in Samoa
Samoa: Deaths from meningitis was 2.55 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deaths from meningitis in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2.55 deaths for deaths from meningitis in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from meningitis in Samoa peaked at 3.97 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.55 deaths, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.46 deaths | 2.92 deaths | 3.97 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 deaths | 2.81 deaths | 3.28 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 deaths | 2.55 deaths | 2.69 deaths | 2 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from meningitis in Samoa?
- Deaths from meningitis in Samoa was 2.55 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from meningitis recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest deaths from meningitis recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 deaths in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for deaths from meningitis?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from meningitis rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from meningitis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from meningitis in both sexes.