Number of stillbirths in Samoa
Samoa: Number of stillbirths was 47 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of stillbirths in Samoa is 47, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Samoa peaked at 65 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2023.
That places Samoa 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65 | — |
| 2001 | 62 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 47 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1 | 55 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56 | 52 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.25 | 47 | 51 | 4 |
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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 stillbirths in Samoa?
- Number of stillbirths in Samoa was 47 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for number of stillbirths?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation