Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 1.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa is 1.05, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa peaked at 6.36 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 115th of 200 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 among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.94 | — |
| 1991 | 3.84 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.74 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.64 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.55 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.45 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.36 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.28 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.2 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.14 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.08 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.01 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.93 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.76 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.57 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.46 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.36 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 6.36 | +169.7% |
| 2010 | 2.13 | -66.5% |
| 2011 | 2.01 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.42 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | +78.8% |
| 2020 | 1.22 | -49.1% |
| 2021 | 1.17 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.13 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.05 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.51 | 3.14 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 2.36 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 | 1.34 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.22 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa was 1.05 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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