Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal mortality rate was 5.84 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa, 1989β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Samoa stood at 5.84. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is 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 13.41 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.84, in 2024.
That places Samoa 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.41 | 13.41 | 13.41 | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.86 | 8.98 | 12.94 | 10 |
| 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
- 115 British Virgin Islands 6.44 compare
- 116 Sao Tome and Principe 6.4 compare
- 117 Colombia 6.26 compare
- 119 Oman 5.78 compare
- 120 Brunei Darussalam 5.68 compare
- 121 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Samoa?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Samoa was 5.84 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.41 in 1989.
- 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 118th out of 195 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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