Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa
Samoa: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa stood at 3.56.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa peaked at 4.75 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.78, in 1964.
That places Samoa 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.39 | — |
| 1951 | 3.37 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.36 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 3.4 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 3.4 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.4 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 3.4 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.53 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 3.49 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.51 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.53 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 3.54 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 3.59 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 3.6 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.78 | -22.8% |
| 1965 | 3.63 | +30.7% |
| 1966 | 3.59 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 3.69 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 3.72 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 3.75 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.78 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 3.84 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.84 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.92 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.98 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.99 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.04 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 4.09 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 4.19 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 4.24 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 4.25 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4.34 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.41 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.41 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.45 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.5 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 4.53 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.6 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.63 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.66 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.6 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.61 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.67 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.72 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.72 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.74 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.75 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.74 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.73 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.71 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.69 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.66 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.62 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.61 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.53 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.52 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.49 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.45 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.34 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.05 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.23 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.14 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.99 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 3.92 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.82 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.73 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.65 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.58 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.54 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.52 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.91 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 3.44 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 3.51 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.56 | +1.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 3.56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +30.7% | 2.78 | 3.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.43 | 3.36 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.54 | 2.78 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.99 | 3.78 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.48 | 4.25 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 | 4.05 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.81 | 3.52 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 | 3.44 | 3.91 | 4 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Samoa was 3.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 in 1996.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 in 1964.
- How does Samoa rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Samoa ranks 148th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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