Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Samoa
Samoa: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Samoa, 1990–2024
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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Samoa stood at 1.2 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Samoa peaked at 6.4 per 1,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2 per 1,000, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 110th of 197 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.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +137.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -62.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -44.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.97 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.48 per 1,000 | 2.7 per 1,000 | 6.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Samoa?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male in Samoa was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2024, 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4 per 1,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
- Samoa ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.