Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa
Samoa: Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
31
in 2009
All-time low
7
in 2017
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 7 for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa peaked at 31 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2017.
That places Samoa 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 | — |
| 1991 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 | +158.3% |
| 2010 | 10 | -67.7% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5 | 12 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 163 Belize 9 compare
- 163 Cape Verde 9 compare
- 163 Mauritius 9 compare
- 166 Estonia 7 compare
- 166 Cyprus 7 compare
- 166 Brunei Darussalam 7 compare
- 166 Sao Tome and Principe 7 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Samoa was 7 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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