Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 6.83 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in Samoa stood at 6.83. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Samoa peaked at 25.12 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.83, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 119th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.12 | — |
| 1991 | 23.69 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 22.35 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 21.05 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 19.89 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 18.7 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 17.74 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 16.83 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 15.98 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 15.12 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 14.37 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 13.71 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.11 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 12.54 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 11.99 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 11.47 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 10.95 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.44 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 9.95 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 14.45 | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 9.11 | -36.9% |
| 2011 | 8.78 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 8.51 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.13 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.86 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.72 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 7.57 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.41 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.28 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.17 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.03 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.92 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.83 | -1.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6.83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.18, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6.83 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.06, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (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 | +45.2% | 9.95 | 14.45 |
| 2010 | -36.9% | 14.45 | 9.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.65 | 15.12 | 25.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3 | 9.95 | 14.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.14 | 7.41 | 9.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.05 | 6.83 | 7.28 | 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 age 15-24 in Samoa?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Samoa was 6.83 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.12 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Samoa ranks 119th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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