Brazil vs Samoa: Mortality rate, infant
Brazil
12.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Samoa
12.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Brazil rank
103rd
Samoa rank
101st
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Brazil
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.8 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Brazil, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 101st of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.53 per 1,000 live births | 43.66 per 1,000 live births | 47.87 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 64.27 per 1,000 live births | 27.91 per 1,000 live births | 36.36 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 1990s | 41.28 per 1,000 live births | 19.76 per 1,000 live births | 21.52 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2000s | 22.18 per 1,000 live births | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.22 per 1,000 live births | 14.87 per 1,000 live births | 0.65 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12.65 per 1,000 live births | 13.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.625 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Brazil or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 12.8 per 1,000 live births against 12.5 per 1,000 live births in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Brazil and Samoa?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Samoa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Samoa rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Brazil ranks 103rd and Samoa ranks 101st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release