Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Samoa
Samoa: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 200 countries
All-time high
50
in 2009
All-time low
13
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Samoa is 13, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Samoa peaked at 50 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 170th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23 | — |
| 1991 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | +177.8% |
| 2010 | 16 | -68.0% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | +69.2% |
| 2020 | 13 | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 294.5, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 255, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3 | 20 | 23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4 | 18 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2 | 13 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Samoa?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Samoa was 13 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Samoa ranks 170th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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