Lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa
Samoa: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa peaked at 0.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
That places Samoa 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 2,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,933 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 2,979 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Samoa was 0.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Samoa ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.