Number of deaths among adolescents in Samoa
Samoa: Number of deaths among adolescents was 6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 200 countries
All-time high
19
in 2009
All-time low
5
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among adolescents in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among adolescents in Samoa is 6, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in Samoa peaked at 19 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1990.
That places Samoa 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +216.7% |
| 2010 | 6 | -68.4% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 157, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 125.5, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9 | 5 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 169 Bahamas 7 compare
- 169 Cyprus 7 compare
- 171 Maldives 6 compare
- 173 Micronesia, Federated States of 5 compare
- 173 Grenada 5 compare
- 173 Montenegro 5 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 5 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (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 deaths among adolescents in Samoa?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in Samoa was 6 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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