Samoa - Infant Mortality Rate 2019
14.9
+0.6 from 2018
Samoa's infant mortality rate was 14.9 in 2019, increased +0.6 from 14.3 in 2018. This was the 106th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2nd | Japan | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 3rd | Estonia | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 4th | Finland | 1.9 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Norway | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Singapore | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 8th | Slovenia | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Sweden | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Belarus | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 12th | Czechia | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 13th | Cyprus | 2.6 | 4.0% |
| 14th | Spain | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 15th | Italy | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 16th | Korea | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 17th | Monaco | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Montenegro | 2.6 | -7.1% |
| 19th | Andorra | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 20th | Portugal | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 21st | Austria | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 22nd | Israel | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Ireland | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Germany | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 25th | Australia | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 26th | European Union | 3.3 | -2.7% |
| 27th | Belgium | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Denmark | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 29th | France | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Lithuania | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 31st | Latvia | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 33rd | Greece | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 34th | Hungary | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 35th | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 36th | United Kingdom | 3.8 | 0.0% |
| 37th | Poland | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 38th | Croatia | 4.0 | 0.0% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 40th | Canada | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 42nd | Russian Federation | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 43rd | Serbia | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 44th | Slovak Republic | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 45th | United Arab Emirates | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 46th | Cuba | 5.4 | 3.8% |
| 47th | Malta | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 48th | Qatar | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 49th | Bulgaria | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 50th | United States | 5.5 | -1.8% |
| 51st | Romania | 5.6 | -6.7% |
| 52nd | Saudi Arabia | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 53rd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Chile | 6.0 | -4.8% |
| 55th | China | 6.0 | -6.3% |
| 56th | North Macedonia | 6.1 | -15.3% |
| 57th | Sri Lanka | 6.2 | -4.6% |
| 58th | Uruguay | 6.2 | -4.6% |
| 59th | Maldives | 6.4 | -7.2% |
| 60th | Bahrain | 6.5 | 1.6% |
| 61st | Malaysia | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Kuwait | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Costa Rica | 7.9 | 1.3% |
| 64th | Albania | 8.0 | 2.6% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 66th | Kazakhstan | 8.1 | -1.2% |
| 67th | Georgia | 8.3 | -1.2% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 69th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 70th | Oman | 8.7 | -1.1% |
| 71st | Argentina | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 72nd | Tonga | 8.9 | -1.1% |
| 73rd | Thailand | 9.1 | -3.2% |
| 74th | Türkiye | 9.1 | -4.2% |
| 75th | Libya | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 76th | Kosovo | 10.2 | -5.6% |
| 77th | Barbados | 10.5 | -3.7% |
| 78th | El Salvador | 10.6 | -4.5% |
| 79th | Armenia | 10.7 | -4.5% |
| 80th | Nauru | 11.2 | -8.9% |
| 81st | São Tomé and Principe | 11.3 | -5.8% |
| 82nd | Belize | 11.4 | -2.6% |
| 83rd | Ecuador | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 84th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.0 | -6.3% |
| 85th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.1 | -3.2% |
| 86th | Nicaragua | 12.1 | -4.7% |
| 87th | Mexico | 12.2 | -3.2% |
| 88th | Colombia | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 89th | Panama | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 90th | Lebanon | 12.8 | 4.1% |
| 91st | Mongolia | 12.8 | -5.2% |
| 92nd | Brazil | 13.0 | -0.8% |
| 93rd | British Virgin Islands | 13.0 | -2.3% |
| 94th | Cabo Verde | 13.2 | -5.7% |
| 95th | Jordan | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 96th | West Bank and Gaza | 13.6 | -3.5% |
| 97th | Seychelles | 13.6 | 0.7% |
| 98th | Moldova | 13.7 | -0.7% |
| 99th | Mauritius | 13.9 | 2.2% |
| 100th | Peru | 14.2 | -0.7% |
| 101st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 14.3 | -3.4% |
| 102nd | Tunisia | 14.4 | -4.6% |
| 103rd | Uzbekistan | 14.8 | -4.5% |
| 104th | Viet Nam | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 105th | Vanuatu | 14.9 | -0.7% |
| 106th | Samoa | 14.9 | 4.2% |
| 107th | St. Lucia | 15.0 | -1.3% |
| 108th | Honduras | 15.1 | -3.2% |
| 109th | Bahamas, The | 15.7 | 30.8% |
| 110th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 15.9 | -1.9% |
| 111th | Kyrgyz Republic | 16.1 | -3.6% |
| 112th | Azerbaijan | 16.6 | -5.7% |
| 113th | Grenada | 16.8 | 1.2% |
| 114th | Suriname | 17.1 | -2.8% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 17.2 | -2.8% |
| 116th | Jamaica | 17.8 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Morocco | 18.0 | -3.7% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 18.3 | -2.1% |
| 119th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.4 | -3.7% |
| 120th | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.0 | -1.6% |
| 121st | Indonesia | 19.3 | -3.0% |
| 122nd | Tuvalu | 19.5 | -3.0% |
| 123rd | Palau | 19.9 | 0.5% |
| 124th | Guatemala | 20.4 | -2.9% |
| 125th | Fiji | 20.6 | 7.3% |
| 126th | Algeria | 20.7 | -1.4% |
| 127th | Bhutan | 21.1 | -3.2% |
| 128th | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.5 | -12.2% |
| 129th | Philippines | 22.7 | 0.4% |
| 130th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.0 | -3.8% |
| 131st | Tajikistan | 23.3 | -0.4% |
| 132nd | Cambodia | 23.5 | -3.7% |
| 133rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.6 | -2.9% |
| 134th | Iraq | 23.6 | -3.3% |
| 135th | Bangladesh | 25.4 | -3.4% |
| 136th | South Africa | 25.6 | -2.7% |
| 137th | Marshall Islands | 26.5 | -2.6% |
| 138th | Guyana | 27.0 | -2.9% |
| 139th | Nepal | 27.3 | -4.2% |
| 140th | Eritrea | 28.7 | -3.0% |
| 141st | Gabon | 29.7 | -3.3% |
| 142nd | India | 29.7 | -5.1% |
| 143rd | Dominica | 30.6 | 3.0% |
| 144th | Dominican Republic | 30.9 | -1.0% |
| 145th | Uganda | 31.7 | -3.6% |
| 146th | Rwanda | 31.8 | -1.2% |
| 147th | Ghana | 32.6 | -3.8% |
| 148th | Congo, Republic of | 33.0 | 3.1% |
| 149th | Malawi | 33.6 | -2.6% |
| 150th | Turkmenistan | 33.8 | -0.9% |
| 151st | Tanzania | 34.7 | -3.6% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 34.8 | -2.8% |
| 153rd | Senegal | 34.9 | -2.2% |
| 154th | Burundi | 35.6 | -3.8% |
| 155th | Zambia | 35.7 | -4.8% |
| 156th | Papua New Guinea | 36.1 | -2.7% |
| 157th | Kenya | 37.2 | -1.6% |
| 158th | Gambia, The | 38.4 | -3.3% |
| 159th | Yemen, Republic of | 38.8 | -2.0% |
| 160th | Myanmar | 38.9 | -3.2% |
| 161st | Comoros | 39.5 | -2.0% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 39.9 | -2.0% |
| 163rd | Togo | 40.2 | -2.9% |
| 164th | Lao PDR | 40.4 | -3.6% |
| 165th | Botswana | 42.3 | -2.1% |
| 166th | Kiribati | 42.4 | -0.9% |
| 167th | Angola | 43.8 | -3.3% |
| 168th | Sudan | 44.0 | -2.9% |
| 169th | Madagascar | 44.5 | 0.7% |
| 170th | Namibia | 44.6 | -2.4% |
| 171st | Haiti | 45.0 | -2.8% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 46.0 | -3.0% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 46.8 | -2.7% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 48.2 | -0.6% |
| 175th | Guinea-Bissau | 48.3 | -3.4% |
| 176th | Mozambique | 49.7 | -1.8% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 49.8 | -2.9% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 50.2 | -2.7% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 50.4 | -3.1% |
| 180th | Benin | 51.8 | -2.4% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.3 | -3.3% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 56.1 | -2.8% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 56.8 | -2.9% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 56.9 | -2.9% |
| 185th | Liberia | 58.2 | -2.0% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 63.3 | -2.5% |
| 187th | Mali | 63.7 | -2.2% |
| 188th | Sierra Leone | 64.1 | -3.3% |
| 189th | Chad | 65.5 | -2.8% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 66.1 | -1.9% |
| 191st | Guinea | 67.4 | -1.6% |
| 192nd | Niger | 69.5 | 0.1% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 72.6 | -20.9% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 75.7 | -11.8% |
| 195th | Central African Republic | 124.3 | 68.0% |
FAQ
What was Samoa's infant mortality rate in 2019?▾
Samoa's infant mortality rate in 2019 was 14.9. This ranked 106th globally.
How did Samoa's infant mortality rate change in 2019?▾
Samoa's infant mortality rate increased by 4.2% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2019?▾
Central African Republic had the highest infant mortality rate in 2019 at 124.3.
What is the infant mortality rate of Samoa in 2019?▾
The infant mortality rate of Samoa in 2019 was 14.9. This ranked 106th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Samoa's infant mortality rate?▾
Samoa's infant mortality rate went from 14.3 in 2018 to 14.9 in 2019, a 4.2% increase.
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