Number of under-five deaths, male in Samoa
Samoa: Number of under-five deaths, male was 47 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 47 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Samoa peaked at 354 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2024.
That places Samoa 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 293.4 | 242 | 354 | 10 |
| 1970s | 182.6 | 146 | 230 | 10 |
| 1980s | 120.4 | 102 | 140 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.4 | 73 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3 | 59 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6 | 59 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2 | 47 | 56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More education data for Samoa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,558 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.04 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Samoa?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Samoa was 47 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, male recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 354 in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.