Jordan vs Samoa: Mortality rate, infant
Jordan
12.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Samoa
12.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Jordan rank
104th
Samoa rank
101st
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Jordan
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 12.8 per 1,000 live births against 12.2 per 1,000 live births in Jordan, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 101st of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.83 per 1,000 live births | 43.66 per 1,000 live births | 15.17 per 1,000 live births | Jordan |
| 1980s | 38.59 per 1,000 live births | 27.91 per 1,000 live births | 10.68 per 1,000 live births | Jordan |
| 1990s | 26.98 per 1,000 live births | 19.76 per 1,000 live births | 7.22 per 1,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2000s | 20.07 per 1,000 live births | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 4.47 per 1,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2010s | 15.26 per 1,000 live births | 14.87 per 1,000 live births | 0.39 per 1,000 live births | Jordan |
| 2020s | 12.75 per 1,000 live births | 13.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.525 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Jordan or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 12.8 per 1,000 live births against 12.2 per 1,000 live births in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Jordan and Samoa?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Samoa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Samoa rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Jordan ranks 104th 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