Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
168th
of 200 countries
All-time high
75
in 1990
All-time low
32
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 32 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Samoa peaked at 75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75 | — |
| 1991 | 70 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 32 | -3.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 32 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5, 9% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4 | 53 | 75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5 | 42 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7 | 40 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 32 | 38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- 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 - un igme estimates in Samoa?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Samoa was 32 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Samoa ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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