Healthy life expectancy in Samoa
Samoa: Healthy life expectancy was 61.57 Years in 2021. ▬ Flat
Healthy life expectancy in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy in Samoa is 61.57 Years, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Samoa peaked at 62 Years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 60.46 Years, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 106th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.26 Years | — |
| 2001 | 61.41 Years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 61.55 Years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.69 Years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.8 Years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 61.85 Years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 61.99 Years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 62 Years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62 Years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 60.46 Years | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 61.95 Years | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 61.94 Years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.75 Years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 61.71 Years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.61 Years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.51 Years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.42 Years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 61.46 Years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 61.53 Years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.42 Years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 61.59 Years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.57 Years | -0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 61.57 Years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.16 Years, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 61.57 Years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.44 Years, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6 Years | 60.46 Years | 62 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.63 Years | 61.42 Years | 61.95 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.58 Years | 61.57 Years | 61.59 Years | 2 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy in Samoa?
- Healthy life expectancy in Samoa was 61.57 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62 Years in 2007.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.46 Years in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for healthy life expectancy?
- Samoa ranks 106th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.