American Samoa vs Venezuela: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

American Samoa
72.99 years
in 2024
Venezuela
72.67 years
in 2024
American Samoa rank
127th
Venezuela rank
130th

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • American Samoa
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 72.99 years against 72.67 years in Venezuela, a difference of 0.32 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 127th and Venezuela ranks 130th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 65.1 years 61.49 years 3.61 years American Samoa
1970s 67.93 years 66.55 years 1.38 years American Samoa
1980s 70.35 years 69.78 years 0.5681 years American Samoa
1990s 71.48 years 71.67 years 0.1897 years Venezuela
2000s 71.92 years 72.58 years 0.6637 years Venezuela
2010s 72.71 years 72.75 years 0.0443 years Venezuela
2020s 72.8 years 72.33 years 0.4636 years American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, American Samoa or Venezuela?
American Samoa, at 72.99 years against 72.67 years in Venezuela as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between American Samoa and Venezuela?
0.32 years, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Venezuela?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do American Samoa and Venezuela rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
American Samoa ranks 127th and Venezuela ranks 130th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.