Infant deaths in Samoa
Samoa: Infant deaths was 67 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
67
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
174th
of 213 countries
All-time high
99
in 2009
All-time low
67
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant deaths in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant deaths in Samoa stood at 67. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Samoa peaked at 99 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 174th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant deaths in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96 | — |
| 2001 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 85 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 99 | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 89 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 80 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 77 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 73 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 67 | -4.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,252, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 67 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636.5, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.7 | 83 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4 | 84 | 91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4 | 67 | 80 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More development goals data for Samoa
- Red List Index 0.7699 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 32 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Samoa?
- Infant deaths in Samoa was 67 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2009.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for infant deaths?
- Samoa ranks 174th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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