What is infant mortality rate in Samoa?

Infant mortality rate in Samoa was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 13.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Samoa rank for infant mortality rate?

Samoa ranks 101st out of 199 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 volatile.

Where does this Samoa data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Samoa

Name: Infant mortality rate in Samoa
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Samoa: Infant mortality rate was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.23 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

101st

of 199 countries

All-time high

13.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1940

All-time low

1.23 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1940–2024

Infant mortality rate in Samoa, 1940–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 1.23 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 13.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1940 and was at its lowest, 1.23 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Samoa ranks 101st of 199 countries on this measure, 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	12.34 deaths per 100 live births	11.33 deaths per 100 live births	13.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	9.66 deaths per 100 live births	8.16 deaths per 100 live births	11.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	6.79 deaths per 100 live births	5.64 deaths per 100 live births	7.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	3.5 deaths per 100 live births	5.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	2.36 deaths per 100 live births	3.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.99 deaths per 100 live births	1.69 deaths per 100 live births	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.42 deaths per 100 live births	1.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	1.23 deaths per 100 live births	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Samoa

98 Honduras 1.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
99 Azerbaijan 1.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
100 Brazil 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
102 Mexico 1.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
103 Vietnam 1.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Panama 1.2 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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 by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Samoa?: Infant mortality rate in Samoa was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 13.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Samoa rank for infant mortality rate?: Samoa ranks 101st out of 199 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 volatile.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .