Youth mortality rate in Samoa
Samoa: Youth mortality rate was 1.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.7 for youth mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Samoa peaked at 3.55 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2024.
That places Samoa 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.44 | — |
| 1991 | 3.35 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.25 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.15 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.05 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.95 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.86 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.77 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.68 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.6 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.52 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 2.44 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.39 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.34 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.31 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.29 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.28 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.27 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.26 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.55 | +56.9% |
| 2010 | 2.24 | -36.8% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.17 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.14 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.11 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.08 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.05 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.44 | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 1.91 | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 1.86 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.75 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7 | -3.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.06, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth mortality rate 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 | +56.9% | 2.26 | 3.55 |
| 2010 | -36.8% | 3.55 | 2.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.01 | 2.6 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 | 2.26 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 2 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.91 | 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 youth mortality rate in Samoa?
- Youth mortality rate in Samoa was 1.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for youth mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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