Neonatal infant and child deaths in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
167th
of 199 countries
All-time high
75
in 1990
All-time low
32
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal infant and child deaths in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 32 for neonatal infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in Samoa peaked at 75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 167th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
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 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in Samoa?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in Samoa was 32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- Samoa ranks 167th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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