Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Number of maternal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Samoa, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 units per person for number of maternal deaths, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2010.
That places Samoa 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 4 |
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)
- 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 maternal deaths, per capita in Samoa?
- Number of maternal deaths, per capita in Samoa was 0 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for number of maternal deaths, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of maternal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.