Vaccination coverage in Samoa
Samoa: Vaccination coverage was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Samoa, 1992–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Samoa is 85.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1993.
That places Samoa 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 1.0% | 99.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 26.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 44.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 vaccination coverage in Samoa?
- Vaccination coverage in Samoa was 85.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
- How does Samoa rank for vaccination coverage?
- Samoa ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.