Children died before five per woman in Samoa
Samoa: Children died before five per woman was 0.0535 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0535
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
75th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.43
in 1940
All-time low
0.0535
in 2024
Years of data
85
1940–2024
Children died before five per woman in Samoa, 1940–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Samoa is 0.0535, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Samoa peaked at 1.43 in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.0535, in 2024.
That places Samoa 75th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1.43 | — |
| 1941 | 1.4 | -1.7% |
| 1942 | 1.38 | -1.6% |
| 1943 | 1.35 | -1.8% |
| 1944 | 1.33 | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 1.31 | -1.8% |
| 1946 | 1.28 | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 1.26 | -1.8% |
| 1948 | 1.24 | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 1.21 | -2.2% |
| 1950 | 1.15 | -5.3% |
| 1951 | 1.12 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 1.09 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 1.06 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 1.03 | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 0.9936 | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.9582 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.922 | -3.8% |
| 1958 | 0.8869 | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.8536 | -3.7% |
| 1960 | 0.8166 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 0.7846 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.7549 | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7281 | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8509 | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6771 | -20.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6499 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6233 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5959 | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5655 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5341 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5007 | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.4668 | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4346 | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4034 | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3747 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3482 | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3233 | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2999 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2784 | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2585 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2411 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2261 | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2119 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1992 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1889 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1795 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1698 | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1607 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1524 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.146 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1406 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1359 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.131 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1259 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1203 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1147 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1088 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1038 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0989 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0946 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0907 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0876 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0854 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0839 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0832 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0829 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0834 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.085 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1152 | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0878 | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.088 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0868 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0845 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.082 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0796 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0771 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0745 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0719 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.081 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0667 | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0638 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0582 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.056 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0535 | -4.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0535 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0535 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0408, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman 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 | +35.5% | 0.085 | 0.1152 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.01 | 0.8536 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7047 | 0.5655 | 0.8509 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3964 | 0.2784 | 0.5341 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1988 | 0.1524 | 0.2585 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1226 | 0.0989 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0892 | 0.0829 | 0.1152 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0813 | 0.0719 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0596 | 0.0535 | 0.0667 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Samoa?
- Children died before five per woman in Samoa was 0.0535 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 1940.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0535 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for children died before five per woman?
- Samoa ranks 75th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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