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
20406080197019962023

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

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release