Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Samoa
Samoa: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 7 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Samoa peaked at 31 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2017.
That places Samoa 167th out of 197 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.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 | — |
| 1991 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 | +158.3% |
| 2010 | 10 | -67.7% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +85.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112, 6% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5 | 12 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.98 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,211 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 397 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,580 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,585 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,964 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 34,962 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1171 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Samoa?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Samoa was 7 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- How does Samoa rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Samoa ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years