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Maternal mortality ratio in Samoa

Samoa: Maternal mortality ratio was 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
93rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
118.21 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 1986
All-time low
57.28 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2016
Years of data
36
1985–2020

Maternal mortality ratio in Samoa, 1985–2020

02550751001251985200220201985: 116.4 deaths per 100,000 live births1986: 118.2 deaths per 100,000 live births1987: 110.6 deaths per 100,000 live births1988: 106.4 deaths per 100,000 live births1989: 104.2 deaths per 100,000 live births1990: 98 deaths per 100,000 live births1991: 101.3 deaths per 100,000 live births1992: 96.6 deaths per 100,000 live births1993: 89.8 deaths per 100,000 live births1994: 91.4 deaths per 100,000 live births1995: 90.2 deaths per 100,000 live births1996: 86.9 deaths per 100,000 live births1997: 80.8 deaths per 100,000 live births1998: 80 deaths per 100,000 live births1999: 76.1 deaths per 100,000 live births2000: 74.5 deaths per 100,000 live births2001: 73.4 deaths per 100,000 live births2002: 67 deaths per 100,000 live births2003: 63.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2004: 61.7 deaths per 100,000 live births2005: 62.1 deaths per 100,000 live births2006: 58.2 deaths per 100,000 live births2007: 58.7 deaths per 100,000 live births2008: 58.5 deaths per 100,000 live births2009: 62.4 deaths per 100,000 live births2010: 61.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2011: 58.5 deaths per 100,000 live births2012: 62.8 deaths per 100,000 live births2013: 58.3 deaths per 100,000 live births2014: 59.8 deaths per 100,000 live births2015: 58 deaths per 100,000 live births2016: 57.3 deaths per 100,000 live births2017: 58.6 deaths per 100,000 live births2018: 58.1 deaths per 100,000 live births2019: 66.4 deaths per 100,000 live births2020: 59.1 deaths per 100,000 live births

Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2020, maternal mortality ratio in Samoa stood at 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Samoa peaked at 118.21 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 57.28 deaths per 100,000 live births, in 2016.

That places Samoa 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Maternal mortality ratio in Samoa, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 live births Change
1985 116.43 deaths per 100,000 live births —
1986 118.21 deaths per 100,000 live births +1.5%
1987 110.62 deaths per 100,000 live births -6.4%
1988 106.42 deaths per 100,000 live births -3.8%
1989 104.17 deaths per 100,000 live births -2.1%
1990 97.99 deaths per 100,000 live births -5.9%
1991 101.28 deaths per 100,000 live births +3.4%
1992 96.56 deaths per 100,000 live births -4.7%
1993 89.84 deaths per 100,000 live births -7.0%
1994 91.37 deaths per 100,000 live births +1.7%
1995 90.17 deaths per 100,000 live births -1.3%
1996 86.92 deaths per 100,000 live births -3.6%
1997 80.78 deaths per 100,000 live births -7.1%
1998 79.97 deaths per 100,000 live births -1.0%
1999 76.07 deaths per 100,000 live births -4.9%
2000 74.52 deaths per 100,000 live births -2.0%
2001 73.35 deaths per 100,000 live births -1.6%
2002 67.01 deaths per 100,000 live births -8.6%
2003 63.63 deaths per 100,000 live births -5.0%
2004 61.68 deaths per 100,000 live births -3.1%
2005 62.08 deaths per 100,000 live births +0.6%
2006 58.19 deaths per 100,000 live births -6.3%
2007 58.67 deaths per 100,000 live births +0.8%
2008 58.52 deaths per 100,000 live births -0.2%
2009 62.37 deaths per 100,000 live births +6.6%
2010 61.6 deaths per 100,000 live births -1.2%
2011 58.51 deaths per 100,000 live births -5.0%
2012 62.82 deaths per 100,000 live births +7.4%
2013 58.28 deaths per 100,000 live births -7.2%
2014 59.79 deaths per 100,000 live births +2.6%
2015 58 deaths per 100,000 live births -3.0%
2016 57.28 deaths per 100,000 live births -1.2%
2017 58.59 deaths per 100,000 live births +2.3%
2018 58.08 deaths per 100,000 live births -0.9%
2019 66.35 deaths per 100,000 live births +14.2%
2020 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births -11.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.53 deaths per 100,000 live births, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.7 deaths per 100,000 live births, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 111.17 deaths per 100,000 live births 104.17 deaths per 100,000 live births 118.21 deaths per 100,000 live births 5
1990s 89.09 deaths per 100,000 live births 76.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 101.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 10
2000s 64 deaths per 100,000 live births 58.19 deaths per 100,000 live births 74.52 deaths per 100,000 live births 10
2010s 59.93 deaths per 100,000 live births 57.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 66.35 deaths per 100,000 live births 10
2020s 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 1

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 61.79 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  2. 91 Bhutan 59.95 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  3. 92 Mexico 59.13 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  4. 94 Maldives 56.69 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  5. 95 Kyrgyzstan 50.38 deaths per 100,000 live births compare
  6. 96 Panama 49.52 deaths per 100,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maternal mortality ratio in Samoa?
Maternal mortality ratio in Samoa was 59.08 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, according to UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 118.21 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1986.
What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 57.28 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016.
How does Samoa rank for maternal mortality ratio?
Samoa ranks 93rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
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The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.