Number of child deaths igme in Samoa
Samoa: Number of child deaths igme was 82 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths igme in Samoa, 1955–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths igme in Samoa stood at 82. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths igme in Samoa peaked at 661 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 82, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 162nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of child deaths igme in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 661 | — |
| 1956 | 646 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 632 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 618 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 605 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 593 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 580 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 567 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 553 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 651 | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 519 | -20.3% |
| 1966 | 500 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 481 | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 460 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 437 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 415 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 392 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 370 | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 349 | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 329 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 312 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 298 | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 285 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 272 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 260 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 249 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 239 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 231 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 225 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 218 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 211 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 203 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 195 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 187 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 180 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 172 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 165 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 158 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 153 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 150 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 146 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 143 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 139 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 135 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 129 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 123 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 118 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 113 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 110 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 106 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 143 | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 110 | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 111 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 112 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 112 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 111 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 110 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 106 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 104 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 118 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 98 | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 82 | -4.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,440, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 82 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths igme in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +34.9% | 106 | 143 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 632.4 | 605 | 661 | 5 |
| 1960s | 534.1 | 437 | 651 | 10 |
| 1970s | 328.2 | 260 | 415 | 10 |
| 1980s | 213.8 | 180 | 249 | 10 |
| 1990s | 149 | 129 | 172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.5 | 105 | 143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.2 | 104 | 118 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90 | 82 | 98 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths igme in Samoa?
- Number of child deaths igme in Samoa was 82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths igme recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 661 in 1955.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths igme recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for number of child deaths igme?
- Samoa ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths igme rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths igme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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