Number of infant deaths in Samoa
Samoa: Number of infant deaths was 67 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 67 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Samoa peaked at 443 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2024.
That places Samoa 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 441 | — |
| 1961 | 432 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 424 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 413 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 443 | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 387 | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 374 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 359 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 344 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 327 | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 311 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 295 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 278 | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 262 | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 248 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 236 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 227 | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 218 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 208 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 199 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 191 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 184 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 178 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 173 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 169 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 163 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 157 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 150 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 144 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 138 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 133 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 126 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 121 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 118 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 116 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 114 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 112 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 109 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 105 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 100 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 96 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 99 | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 89 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 80 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 67 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 394.4 | 327 | 443 | 10 |
| 1970s | 248.2 | 199 | 311 | 10 |
| 1980s | 164.7 | 138 | 191 | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.4 | 100 | 133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.7 | 83 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4 | 84 | 91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4 | 67 | 80 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4963 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Samoa?
- Number of infant deaths in Samoa was 67 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 443 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for number of infant deaths?
- Samoa ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.