Life expectancy at birth, total in Samoa
Samoa: Life expectancy at birth, total was 71.83 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.83 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
140th
of 218 countries
All-time high
71.83 years
in 2024
All-time low
54.04 years
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 71.83 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Samoa peaked at 71.83 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.04 years, in 1964.
That places Samoa 140th out of 218 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, total in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.15 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 56.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 56.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 54.04 years | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 57.89 years | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 58.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 58.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 59.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 59.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 60.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 60.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 61.36 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 61.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 62.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 62.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 63.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 63.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 64.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 64.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 64.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 65.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 65.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 65.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 66.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 66.56 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 66.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 67.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 67.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 68.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 68.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 69.47 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 69.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.49 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 69.49 years | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 71.45 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 71.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.16 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 71 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.27 years | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 71.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 71.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.83 years | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 71.83 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 71.83 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.24 years | 54.04 years | 59.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.54 years | 60.39 years | 64.54 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.35 years | 64.96 years | 67.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.25 years | 67.81 years | 70.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.17 years | 69.49 years | 71.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.07 years | 70.27 years | 71.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.38 years | 70.73 years | 71.83 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy at birth, total in Samoa?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Samoa was 71.83 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.83 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.04 years in 1964.
- How does Samoa rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Samoa ranks 140th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.