Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.0001 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0001 deaths per person for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0004 deaths per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 deaths per person, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 93rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 deaths per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 deaths per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 deaths per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 deaths per person | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0003 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | 0.0002 deaths per person | 5 |
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Samoa?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Samoa was 0.0001 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 deaths per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal 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 neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.