Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in American Samoa
American Samoa: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 4.57 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.57 years
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
80th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.91 years
in 1991
All-time low
0.1021 years
in 1966
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 4.57 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in American Samoa peaked at 4.91 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1021 years, in 1966.
American Samoa ranks 80th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.76 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 2.71 years | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 2.67 years | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.64 years | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 2.56 years | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 2.43 years | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 2.4 years | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 2.47 years | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 2.61 years | +5.3% |
| 1960 | 2.71 years | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 2.7 years | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 2.56 years | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 2.22 years | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 1.89 years | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 1.66 years | -12.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1021 years | -93.8% |
| 1967 | 1.79 years | +1654.8% |
| 1968 | 2.05 years | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 2.4 years | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 2.73 years | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 3.03 years | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 3.18 years | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 3.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 3.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 3.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 3.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.19 years | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.11 years | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.04 years | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.1 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.36 years | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 3.76 years | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 4.23 years | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 4.55 years | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 4.8 years | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 4.91 years | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.8 years | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 4.7 years | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.66 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.63 years | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.58 years | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.55 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.56 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.49 years | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.34 years | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2 years | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.13 years | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.94 years | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 4.18 years | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.25 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.24 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.17 years | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.34 years | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.47 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.57 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.57 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6 years | 2.4 years | 2.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.01 years | 0.1021 years | 2.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.15 years | 2.73 years | 3.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.49 years | 3.04 years | 4.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.72 years | 4.55 years | 4.91 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 years | 3.94 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 years | 4.15 years | 4.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 years | 4.57 years | 4.64 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 77 French Polynesia 4.61 years compare
- 78 Mauritius 4.59 years compare
- 79 Paraguay 4.59 years compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 4.57 years compare
- 82 Malawi 4.52 years compare
- 83 Philippines 4.51 years compare
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- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 476 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 446 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 406 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 458 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 442 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in American Samoa?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in American Samoa was 4.57 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1021 years in 1966.
- How does American Samoa rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- American Samoa ranks 80th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.