Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate was -10.96 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1986–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Samoa stood at -10.96 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 177.0% on the previous year and down 787.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 14.24 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -10.96 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 174th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -6.42 % change on previous year | -519.4% |
| 1988 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 1989 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1990 | -5.93 % change on previous year | +180.9% |
| 1991 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 1992 | -4.66 % change on previous year | -238.9% |
| 1993 | -6.96 % change on previous year | +49.3% |
| 1994 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 1995 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 1996 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +174.6% |
| 1997 | -7.07 % change on previous year | +96.3% |
| 1998 | -0.9997 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1999 | -4.87 % change on previous year | +387.3% |
| 2000 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 2001 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 2002 | -8.65 % change on previous year | +450.6% |
| 2003 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 2004 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6423 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 2006 | -6.27 % change on previous year | -1075.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8224 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2008 | -0.248 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 2009 | 6.57 % change on previous year | -2749.9% |
| 2010 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 2011 | -5.01 % change on previous year | +305.7% |
| 2012 | 7.37 % change on previous year | -247.0% |
| 2013 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -198.0% |
| 2014 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 2015 | -3 % change on previous year | -215.8% |
| 2016 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 2017 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -284.3% |
| 2018 | -0.872 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 2019 | 14.24 % change on previous year | -1733.2% |
| 2020 | -10.96 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -10.96 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.87 % change on previous year. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -10.96 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.8308 % change on previous year, 13.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, annual growth rate 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 | +2749.9% | -0.248 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1733.2% | -0.872 % change on previous year | 14.24 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.7 % change on previous year | -6.42 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | -3.04 % change on previous year | -7.07 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.88 % change on previous year | -8.65 % change on previous year | 6.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7909 % change on previous year | -7.22 % change on previous year | 14.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.96 % change on previous year | -10.96 % change on previous year | -10.96 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 171 Ireland -9.76 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Lesotho -9.96 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Ecuador -10.9 % change on previous year compare
- 175 India -11.8 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Pakistan -14 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Norway -14.34 % change on previous year compare
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 maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Samoa was -10.96 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.24 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.96 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 787.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.