Mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 8.96 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Samoa, 1989β2024
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.
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
- 73 Iraq 9.41 compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 9.37 compare
- 75 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8.97 compare
- 77 Cambodia 8.87 compare
- 78 Syrian Arab Republic 8.69 compare
- 79 Indonesia 8.6 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5037 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,531 (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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