Life expectancy at birth, female in American Samoa
American Samoa: Life expectancy at birth, female was 75.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in American Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in American Samoa is 75.99 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in American Samoa peaked at 75.99 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.58 years, in 1966.
That places American Samoa 129th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.11 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.92 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 68.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 68.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 68.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 68.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 58.58 years | -14.1% |
| 1967 | 68.02 years | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 68.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 68.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 69.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 69.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 70.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 70.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 71.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 71.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 71.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 72.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 72.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 72.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 73.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 73.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 73.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 74.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 74.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.66 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 75.42 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.89 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.35 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 74.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 75.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.12 years | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 75.2 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.72 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.68 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.99 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.19 years | 58.58 years | 68.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.98 years | 69.02 years | 72.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.61 years | 72.54 years | 74.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.33 years | 74.59 years | 75.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.65 years | 73.12 years | 75.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.41 years | 75.2 years | 75.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.81 years | 75.68 years | 75.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 126 El Salvador 76.49 years compare
- 127 Saint Lucia 76.45 years compare
- 128 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.16 years compare
- 130 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 75.88 years compare
- 131 Republic of Moldova 75.67 years compare
- 132 Honduras 75.67 years compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
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- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 450 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 461 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 453 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 445 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 445 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 441 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in American Samoa?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in American Samoa was 75.99 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.99 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.58 years in 1966.
- How does American Samoa rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- American Samoa ranks 129th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.