Neonatal deaths in Samoa
Samoa: Neonatal deaths was 32 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Samoa, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 32 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Samoa peaked at 50 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2024.
That places Samoa 166th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5 | 42 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7 | 40 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35 | 32 | 38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 163 Bahamas 39 compare
- 163 Cyprus 39 compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 35 compare
- 167 Micronesia (Federated States of) 29 compare
- 168 Dominica 23 compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 23 compare
- 168 Slovenia 23 compare
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)
- Infant deaths 67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Samoa?
- Neonatal deaths in Samoa was 32 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for neonatal deaths?
- Samoa ranks 166th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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