What is number of under-five deaths in Samoa?

Number of under-five deaths in Samoa was 82 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 651 in 1964.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 82 in 2024.

How does Samoa rank for number of under-five deaths?

Samoa ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Samoa

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Samoa
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Number of under-five deaths was 82 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

Change on year

down 4.7%

World rank

162nd

of 195 countries

All-time high

651

in 1964

All-time low

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Samoa, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Samoa stood at 82. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Samoa peaked at 651 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 82, in 2024.

Samoa ranks 162nd of 195 countries on this measure, 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	534.1	437	651	10
1970s	328.2	260	415	10
1980s	213.8	180	249	10
1990s	149	129	172	10
2000s	113.5	105	143	10
2010s	110.2	104	118	10
2020s	90	82	98	5

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More health data for Samoa

Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2,744 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,878 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 39.0% (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,933 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2,754 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2,799 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2,938 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 2,877 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Samoa?: Number of under-five deaths in Samoa was 82 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 651 in 1964.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 82 in 2024.
How does Samoa rank for number of under-five deaths?: Samoa ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.