Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 8.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa, 1989–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa stood at 8.96. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa peaked at 17.67 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.96, in 2024.
That places Samoa 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 17.31 | — |
| 1990 | 16.78 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 16.33 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 15.91 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 15.5 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 15.04 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 14.61 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 14.15 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 13.7 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 13.23 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 12.79 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.38 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 12.02 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.76 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 11.59 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.5 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.45 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.44 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.46 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.47 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.67 | +54.0% |
| 2010 | 11.42 | -35.4% |
| 2011 | 11.37 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.29 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.23 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.15 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.06 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.96 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 10.61 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 13.26 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 10.12 | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 9.85 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 9.57 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 9.27 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 8.96 | -3.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8.96 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8.96 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.54, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) 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 | +54.0% | 11.47 | 17.67 |
| 2010 | -35.4% | 17.67 | 11.42 |
| 2019 | +25.0% | 10.61 | 13.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.31 | 17.31 | 17.31 | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.8 | 12.79 | 16.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.28 | 11.44 | 17.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.32 | 10.61 | 13.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.55 | 8.96 | 10.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa was 8.96 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.67 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.96 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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