Neonatal mortality wdi in Samoa

Samoa: Neonatal mortality wdi was 0.5839 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5839
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
120th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 1989
All-time low
0.5839
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024

Neonatal mortality wdi in Samoa, 1989–2024

00.511.51989200620241989: 1.31990: 1.31991: 1.21992: 1.21993: 1.11994: 1.11995: 1.11996: 11997: 0.9721998: 0.9351999: 0.8982000: 0.8642001: 0.8352002: 0.8092003: 0.7872004: 0.7722005: 0.7632006: 0.762007: 0.7622008: 0.7652009: 0.7792010: 0.7692011: 0.7682012: 0.7592013: 0.7492014: 0.7382015: 0.7252016: 0.7152017: 0.7022018: 0.6882019: 0.6782020: 0.6552021: 0.6392022: 0.6222023: 0.6032024: 0.584

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 0.5839 for neonatal mortality wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 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 wdi in Samoa peaked at 1.34 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5839, in 2024.

That places Samoa 120th out of 199 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.

Neonatal mortality wdi in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality wdi in Samoa, 1989 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1989 1.34 —
1990 1.29 -3.5%
1991 1.25 -3.7%
1992 1.2 -3.8%
1993 1.15 -4.1%
1994 1.1 -4.4%
1995 1.05 -4.1%
1996 1.01 -3.9%
1997 0.9723 -4.0%
1998 0.9351 -3.8%
1999 0.8979 -4.0%
2000 0.8644 -3.7%
2001 0.8354 -3.4%
2002 0.8094 -3.1%
2003 0.7872 -2.7%
2004 0.7719 -2.0%
2005 0.7627 -1.2%
2006 0.7596 -0.4%
2007 0.762 +0.3%
2008 0.7653 +0.4%
2009 0.7787 +1.8%
2010 0.7693 -1.2%
2011 0.7683 -0.1%
2012 0.7588 -1.2%
2013 0.7487 -1.3%
2014 0.7385 -1.4%
2015 0.7254 -1.8%
2016 0.7155 -1.4%
2017 0.7023 -1.8%
2018 0.6875 -2.1%
2019 0.6777 -1.4%
2020 0.6551 -3.3%
2021 0.6391 -2.4%
2022 0.6217 -2.7%
2023 0.603 -3.0%
2024 0.5839 -3.2%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 0.5839 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 0.5839 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8767, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.34 1.34 1.34 1
1990s 1.09 0.8979 1.29 10
2000s 0.7897 0.7596 0.8644 10
2010s 0.7292 0.6777 0.7693 10
2020s 0.6205 0.5839 0.6551 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 117 British Virgin Islands 0.6436 compare
  2. 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6404 compare
  3. 119 Colombia 0.6264 compare
  4. 121 Oman 0.5782 compare
  5. 122 Brunei 0.568 compare
  6. 123 Nicaragua 0.531 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality wdi in Samoa?
Neonatal mortality wdi in Samoa was 0.5839 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 1989.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5839 in 2024.
How does Samoa rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
Samoa ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality wdi 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality wdi
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
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