Samoa vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Samoa
71.83 years
in 2024
Tajikistan
71.93 years
in 2024
Samoa rank
139th
Tajikistan rank
138th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Samoa
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 71.93 years against 71.83 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 139th and Tajikistan ranks 138th of 217 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1960s 57.24 years 54.43 years 2.81 years Samoa
1970s 62.54 years 57.68 years 4.86 years Samoa
1980s 66.35 years 60.67 years 5.69 years Samoa
1990s 69.25 years 60.56 years 8.69 years Samoa
2000s 71.17 years 66.22 years 4.95 years Samoa
2010s 71.07 years 69.73 years 1.34 years Samoa
2020s 71.38 years 70.7 years 0.6838 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Samoa or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 71.93 years against 71.83 years in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Samoa and Tajikistan?
0.1 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tajikistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Samoa ranks 139th and Tajikistan ranks 138th of 217 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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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
265 places, 17,191 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.