Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Samoa

Samoa: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 10.81 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
10.81
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
137th
of 184 countries
All-time high
13.92
in 2000
All-time low
10.24
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Samoa, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 13.92001: 13.52002: 13.12003: 12.72004: 12.52005: 12.22006: 12.42007: 12.32008: 12.12009: 10.22010: 12.52011: 12.22012: 11.82013: 11.62014: 11.62015: 11.32016: 11.12017: 112018: 10.62019: 112020: 112021: 10.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2021, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Samoa stood at 10.81.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Samoa peaked at 13.92 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.24, in 2009.

Samoa ranks 137th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths) in Samoa, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 13.92
2001 13.47 -3.2%
2002 13.12 -2.6%
2003 12.68 -3.4%
2004 12.5 -1.4%
2005 12.19 -2.4%
2006 12.35 +1.3%
2007 12.26 -0.7%
2008 12.07 -1.5%
2009 10.24 -15.2%
2010 12.52 +22.2%
2011 12.2 -2.5%
2012 11.83 -3.0%
2013 11.62 -1.8%
2014 11.56 -0.5%
2015 11.32 -2.1%
2016 11.09 -2.0%
2017 10.95 -1.2%
2018 10.64 -2.8%
2019 11.03 +3.6%
2020 10.99 -0.4%
2021 10.81 -1.6%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 10.81 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 69% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 10.81 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.51, 74% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.48 10.24 13.92 10
2010s 11.48 10.64 12.52 10
2020s 10.9 10.81 10.99 2

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 134 North Korea 11.53 compare
  2. 135 Austria 11.3 compare
  3. 136 Jordan 11.14 compare
  4. 138 Germany 10.71 compare
  5. 139 Sweden 10.7 compare
  6. 140 Tonga 9.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Samoa?
Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Samoa was 10.81 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 13.92 in 2000.
What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 10.24 in 2009.
How does Samoa rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
Samoa ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,086 data points, 2000–2021
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