Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal mortality rate was 5.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Samoa stood at 5.84. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Samoa peaked at 8.64 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.84, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 106th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.64 | — |
| 2001 | 8.35 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 8.09 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 7.87 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 7.72 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.63 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.62 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.65 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.79 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.69 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.68 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.59 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.49 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.38 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.25 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.15 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.02 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.78 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.55 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 6.39 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 6.22 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.03 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.84 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.29 | 6.78 | 7.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 | 5.84 | 6.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 103 British Virgin Islands 6.44 compare
- 104 Sao Tome and Principe 6.4 compare
- 105 Colombia 6.26 compare
- 107 Oman 5.78 compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 5.68 compare
- 109 Nicaragua 5.31 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5487 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3841 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1963 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Samoa?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa was 5.84 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.84 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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