Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 5.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.84
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
121st
of 200 countries
All-time high
12.94
in 1990
All-time low
5.84
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5.84 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Samoa peaked at 12.94 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.84, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 121st of 200 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.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.94 | — |
| 1991 | 12.46 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 11.99 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 11.5 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 10.99 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 10.54 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 10.13 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 9.72 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 9.35 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 8.98 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.64 | -3.7% |
| 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.72, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5.84 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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)
- 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 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Samoa?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Samoa was 5.84 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.84 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Samoa ranks 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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