Lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa
Samoa: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.3615 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa is 0.3615, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa peaked at 0.8316 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3463, in 2007.
That places Samoa 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.753 | 0.6777 | 0.8316 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5309 | 0.4379 | 0.6599 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3756 | 0.3463 | 0.4234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4222 | 0.3879 | 0.4384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.406 | 0.3615 | 0.4305 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4963 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa was 0.3615 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8316 in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3463 in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Samoa ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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