Stillbirth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Stillbirth rate was 0.8435 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.8435 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Samoa peaked at 1.1 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8435 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Samoa 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.07 deaths per 100 births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9959 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9878 deaths per 100 births | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9814 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9797 deaths per 100 births | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9697 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9653 deaths per 100 births | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9591 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9525 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9417 deaths per 100 births | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9292 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9168 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9047 deaths per 100 births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8944 deaths per 100 births | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8862 deaths per 100 births | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8755 deaths per 100 births | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8693 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.857 deaths per 100 births | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8435 deaths per 100 births | -1.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.8435 deaths per 100 births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7544 deaths per 100 births, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.8435 deaths per 100 births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8264 deaths per 100 births, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 deaths per 100 births | 0.9797 deaths per 100 births | 1.1 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.932 deaths per 100 births | 0.8862 deaths per 100 births | 0.9697 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8613 deaths per 100 births | 0.8435 deaths per 100 births | 0.8755 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More population data for Samoa
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1344 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Samoa?
- Stillbirth rate in Samoa was 0.8435 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8435 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for stillbirth rate?
- Samoa ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.