Suicide rate in Samoa
Samoa: Suicide rate was 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rate in Samoa is 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate in Samoa peaked at 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.02 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 28th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 25 Niue 15.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Somalia 15.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 15.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Thailand 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 14.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Japan 14.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Samoa
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate in Samoa?
- Suicide rate in Samoa was 15.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for suicide rate?
- Samoa ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.