Mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 8.96 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa, 1989–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa is 8.96, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
Samoa ranks 76th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 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 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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (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)
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 200 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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