Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa
Samoa: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 82 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Samoa is 82, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Samoa peaked at 172 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 82, in 2024.
That places Samoa 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 172 | — |
| 1991 | 165 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 158 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 153 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 150 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 146 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 143 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 139 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 135 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 129 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 123 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 118 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 113 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 110 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 105 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 106 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 143 | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 110 | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 111 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 112 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 112 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 111 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 110 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 106 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 104 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 118 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 98 | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 82 | -4.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,440, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 82 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under-five deaths - 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 | +34.9% | 106 | 143 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 149 | 129 | 172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.5 | 105 | 143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.2 | 104 | 118 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90 | 82 | 98 | 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-five deaths - un igme estimates in Samoa?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Samoa was 82 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 172 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Samoa ranks 163rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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