Life expectancy at birth, male in American Samoa
American Samoa: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in American Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 70.32 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in American Samoa peaked at 70.38 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.03 years, in 1966.
That places American Samoa 122nd 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, male in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.18 years | — |
| 1961 | 63.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 63.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 64.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 64.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 64.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 58.03 years | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 63.85 years | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 63.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 63.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 64.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 64.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 64.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 64.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 65.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 65.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 65.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 66.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 66.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 66.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 66.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 67.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 67.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 67.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 67.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 68.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 68.02 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 67.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 67.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 67.74 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 67.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 67.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 68.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 68.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.47 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 68.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 69.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 69.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 70.07 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.79 years | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 70.24 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 70.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.29 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 70.02 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.32 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.25 years | 58.03 years | 64.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.32 years | 64.05 years | 66.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.6 years | 66.75 years | 68.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.31 years | 67.77 years | 68.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.52 years | 68.79 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.27 years | 70.11 years | 70.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.12 years | 70 years | 70.32 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in American Samoa?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in American Samoa was 70.32 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 70.38 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.03 years in 1966.
- How does American Samoa rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- American Samoa ranks 122nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, male (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.