Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Samoa
Samoa: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 12.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Samoa is 12.26, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Samoa peaked at 17.41 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.26, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 106th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.37 | — |
| 2001 | 15.89 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.52 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 15.25 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 15.08 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.01 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.07 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.13 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.41 | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 15.23 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 15.2 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.14 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.02 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.89 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.77 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 14.64 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.48 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.24 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.87 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 13.65 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 13.3 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.96 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 12.62 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 12.26 | -2.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 12.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.59, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 12.26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.34, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.57 | 15.01 | 17.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.85 | 14.24 | 15.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 | 12.26 | 13.65 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Samoa?
- Infant mortality rate in Samoa was 12.26 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.41 in 2009.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.26 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for infant mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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