Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa
Samoa: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 14.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Samoa stood at 14.86. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Samoa peaked at 29.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.86, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 100th of 200 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.
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.61 | — |
| 1991 | 28.73 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 27.8 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 26.88 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 25.96 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 25.04 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 24.2 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 23.36 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 22.51 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 21.71 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 20.96 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.3 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 19.78 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.41 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.15 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 19.01 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.96 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 18.99 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.03 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.33 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 19.05 | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 18.97 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 18.85 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.66 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.47 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.27 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.07 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.82 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.49 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 20 | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 16.69 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 16.23 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.78 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 15.33 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 14.86 | -3.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 14.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 14.86 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.21, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +33.1% | 19.03 | 25.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.58 | 21.71 | 29.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.09 | 18.96 | 25.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.56 | 17.49 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.78 | 14.86 | 16.69 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Samoa?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Samoa was 14.86 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.86 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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