Samoa vs Seychelles: Mortality rate, infant

Samoa
12.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Seychelles
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Samoa rank
101st
Seychelles rank
100th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Samoa
  • Seychelles
1020304050197019962023

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.8 per 1,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 101st and Seychelles ranks 100th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 43.66 per 1,000 live births 37.17 per 1,000 live births 6.49 per 1,000 live births Samoa
1980s 27.91 per 1,000 live births 16.78 per 1,000 live births 11.13 per 1,000 live births Samoa
1990s 19.76 per 1,000 live births 12.21 per 1,000 live births 7.55 per 1,000 live births Samoa
2000s 15.6 per 1,000 live births 12.1 per 1,000 live births 3.5 per 1,000 live births Samoa
2010s 14.87 per 1,000 live births 13.11 per 1,000 live births 1.76 per 1,000 live births Samoa
2020s 13.28 per 1,000 live births 13.38 per 1,000 live births 0.1 per 1,000 live births Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Samoa or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 13.1 per 1,000 live births against 12.8 per 1,000 live births in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Samoa and Seychelles?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Samoa ranks 101st and Seychelles ranks 100th 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