Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 8.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-24 in Samoa stood at 8.99. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Samoa peaked at 29.98 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.99, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 123rd 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 5-24 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.98 | — |
| 1991 | 28.46 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 27.06 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 25.7 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 24.46 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 23.21 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 22.18 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 21.21 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 20.31 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 19.39 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 18.6 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 17.88 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 17.22 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 16.59 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 15.97 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 15.38 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.77 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 14.17 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 13.58 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 24.73 | +82.1% |
| 2010 | 12.53 | -49.3% |
| 2011 | 12.08 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.38 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.1 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.87 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.63 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 10.39 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.15 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.83 | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 9.7 | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 9.52 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.31 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.14 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 8.99 | -1.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8.99 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.69, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8.99 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.93, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-24 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 | +82.1% | 13.58 | 24.73 |
| 2010 | -49.3% | 24.73 | 12.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2 | 19.39 | 29.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.89 | 13.58 | 24.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 | 10.15 | 12.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 | 8.99 | 9.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 120 Algeria 9.11 compare
- 121 Moldova 9.06 compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 9.03 compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 8.8 compare
- 125 Malaysia 8.48 compare
- 126 United States 8.45 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)
- 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 age 5-24 in Samoa?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Samoa was 8.99 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.98 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.99 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Samoa ranks 123rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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