Number of neonatal deaths by region in Samoa
Samoa: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 32 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths by region in Samoa stood at 32. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Samoa peaked at 75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 167th of 195 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 neonatal deaths by region in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75 | — |
| 1991 | 70 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 46 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 32 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4 | 53 | 75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5 | 42 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7 | 40 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 32 | 38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 164 Bahamas 39 compare
- 164 Cyprus 39 compare
- 166 Brunei Darussalam 35 compare
- 168 Micronesia (country) 29 compare
- 169 Dominica 23 compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 23 compare
- 169 Slovenia 23 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Samoa?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Samoa was 32 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Samoa ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.