Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in American Samoa
American Samoa: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 5.64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in American Samoa is 5.64, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in American Samoa peaked at 7.75 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5494, in 1966.
That places American Samoa 86th 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 birth in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.47 | — |
| 1951 | 3.45 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 3.4 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 3.36 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 3.37 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.3 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 3.19 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 3.14 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 3.26 | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 3.52 | +8.1% |
| 1960 | 3.93 | +11.6% |
| 1961 | 4.29 | +9.1% |
| 1962 | 4.54 | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 4.51 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 4.35 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 4.17 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5494 | -86.8% |
| 1967 | 4.17 | +658.4% |
| 1968 | 4.3 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 4.55 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 4.97 | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 5.44 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 5.75 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 5.74 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.75 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.74 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.79 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 5.79 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 5.83 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.79 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.79 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.82 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 5.73 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 5.59 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.46 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.5 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 5.87 | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 6.36 | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 6.89 | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 7.11 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 7.47 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 7.67 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 7.75 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 7.5 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 7.27 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 7.05 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.85 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 6.68 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.18 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 5.77 | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.44 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 5.44 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.43 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.41 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.33 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.15 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.98 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.88 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.91 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.33 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 4.96 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 4.99 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.06 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.04 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.97 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 4.97 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.06 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.28 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.48 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.62 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.69 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.71 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.74 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.64 | -1.8% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 5.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 5.64 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +658.4% | 0.5494 | 4.17 |
| 1966 | -86.8% | 4.17 | 0.5494 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.35 | 3.14 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.93 | 0.5494 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.66 | 4.97 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.01 | 5.46 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.02 | 5.77 | 7.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 | 4.33 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 | 4.96 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 | 5.64 | 5.74 | 4 |
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More health data for American Samoa
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 446 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 311 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 421 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 458 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in American Samoa?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in American Samoa was 5.64 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 in 1992.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5494 in 1966.
- How does American Samoa rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- American Samoa ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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