Number of under-five deaths, female in Samoa
Samoa: Number of under-five deaths, female was 35 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 35 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Samoa peaked at 297 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 164th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 269 | — |
| 1961 | 262 | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 256 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 249 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 297 | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 233 | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 225 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 215 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 206 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 195 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 185 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 175 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 165 | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 155 | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 146 | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 138 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 132 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 126 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 120 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 114 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 109 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 105 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 101 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 98 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 78 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 72 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 68 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 56 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 64 | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 47 | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 52 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 42 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 35 | -5.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 535, 7% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 35 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339.5, 10% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female 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 | +39.1% | 46 | 64 |
| 2010 | -26.6% | 64 | 47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240.7 | 195 | 297 | 10 |
| 1970s | 145.6 | 114 | 185 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.4 | 78 | 109 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.6 | 56 | 75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.2 | 45 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6 | 45 | 52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8 | 35 | 42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1604 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Samoa?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Samoa was 35 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 297 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.