Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa, 1989–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Deaths per 1000 live births.
Analysis
In 2023, neonatal mortality rate in Samoa stood at 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Samoa peaked at 1.34 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 121st of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.34 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.34 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.34 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.09 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.9075 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.3 Deaths per 1000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8009 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.7714 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.876 Deaths per 1000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7422 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6972 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.7796 Deaths per 1000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6465 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6746 Deaths per 1000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 118 British Virgin Islands 0.6634 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
- 120 Colombia 0.6545 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5786 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
- 123 Libya 0.5715 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5387 Deaths per 1000 live births compare
More health data for Samoa
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Samoa?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa was 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 Deaths per 1000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.