Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.3902 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Samoa is 0.3902, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Samoa peaked at 0.436 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3147, in 2009.
That places Samoa 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.436 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4242 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4241 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4314 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4267 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4315 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4266 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4245 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4148 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4109 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4065 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4068 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4071 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4019 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4057 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3147 | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4091 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4144 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4107 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4018 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4054 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3981 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3962 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3942 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.339 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3878 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3936 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3889 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3837 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3902 | +1.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3902 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5359, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3902 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5067, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +30.0% | 0.3147 | 0.4091 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4251 | 0.4109 | 0.436 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3943 | 0.3147 | 0.4071 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3969 | 0.339 | 0.4144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3888 | 0.3837 | 0.3936 | 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 neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Samoa?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Samoa was 0.3902 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.436 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3147 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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