American Samoa vs Syrian Arab Republic: Life expectancy at birth, male

American Samoa
70.32 years
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
70.21 years
in 2024
American Samoa rank
123rd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
125th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • American Samoa
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 70.32 years against 70.21 years in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 123rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 125th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 63.25 years 55.85 years 7.4 years American Samoa
1970s 65.32 years 61.87 years 3.44 years American Samoa
1980s 67.6 years 64.93 years 2.68 years American Samoa
1990s 68.31 years 68.14 years 0.1676 years American Samoa
2000s 69.52 years 70.6 years 1.08 years Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 70.27 years 63.18 years 7.09 years American Samoa
2020s 70.12 years 69.97 years 0.1534 years American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, American Samoa or Syrian Arab Republic?
American Samoa, at 70.32 years against 70.21 years in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between American Samoa and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.11 years, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Syrian Arab Republic?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do American Samoa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
American Samoa ranks 123rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 125th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.