Death rate from cancer in Samoa
Samoa: Death rate from cancer was 103.81 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
103.81
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
87th
of 194 countries
All-time high
104.41
in 2020
All-time low
83.72
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from cancer in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 103.81 for death rate from cancer in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Samoa peaked at 104.41 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.72, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 87th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from cancer in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.72 | — |
| 2001 | 84.35 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.26 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 86.32 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 87.17 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 87.95 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 88.64 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 89.24 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 89.83 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 90.95 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 91.04 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.62 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.8 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 93.72 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.82 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 96.54 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 98.16 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 99.28 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 100.03 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 100.62 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 104.41 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 103.81 | -0.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 103.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 103.77, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 103.81 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.23, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.34 | 83.72 | 90.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.86 | 91.04 | 100.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.11 | 103.81 | 104.41 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 84 Suriname 107.29 compare
- 85 South Africa 105.78 compare
- 86 Peru 104.27 compare
- 88 Saint Lucia 103.72 compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 102.09 compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 102.02 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Samoa?
- Death rate from cancer in Samoa was 103.81 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 104.41 in 2020.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.72 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for death rate from cancer?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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