Global vaccination coverage in Samoa
Samoa: Global vaccination coverage was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Samoa, 1992–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Samoa is 84, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Samoa peaked at 99 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1993.
That places Samoa 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 18 | — |
| 1993 | 1 | -94.4% |
| 1994 | 94 | +9300.0% |
| 1995 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 93 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 62 | -31.1% |
| 2005 | 51 | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 58 | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 26 | -55.2% |
| 2009 | 58 | +123.1% |
| 2010 | 72 | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 81 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 74 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 67 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 44 | -34.3% |
| 2019 | 68 | +54.5% |
| 2020 | 89 | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 76 | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 83 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 84 | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 84 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.5, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +9300.0% | 1 | 94 |
| 2009 | +123.1% | 26 | 58 |
| 1993 | -94.4% | 18 | 1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.12 | 1 | 99 | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.9 | 26 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8 | 44 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.67 | 76 | 89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 global vaccination coverage in Samoa?
- Global vaccination coverage in Samoa was 84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1997.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- How does Samoa rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Samoa ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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