What is life expectancy in American Samoa?

Life expectancy in American Samoa was 72.85 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in American Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 72.85 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in American Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 58.28 years in 1966.

How does American Samoa rank for life expectancy?

American Samoa ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in American Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this American Samoa data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in American Samoa

Name: Life expectancy in American Samoa
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

American Samoa: Life expectancy was 72.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.85 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

143rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

72.85 years

in 2023

All-time low

58.28 years

in 1966

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in American Samoa, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in American Samoa is 72.85 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in American Samoa peaked at 72.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.28 years, in 1966.

American Samoa ranks 143rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	61.61 years	59.17 years	64.32 years	10
1960s	65.1 years	58.28 years	66.16 years	10
1970s	67.93 years	66.36 years	69.11 years	10
1980s	70.35 years	69.41 years	70.93 years	10
1990s	71.48 years	71.11 years	71.61 years	10
2000s	71.92 years	70.84 years	72.43 years	10
2010s	72.71 years	72.59 years	72.8 years	10
2020s	72.75 years	72.67 years	72.85 years	4

Countries ranked near American Samoa

140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare
146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for American Samoa

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 464 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 460 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 477 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 2,097 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 9.2% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 1,833 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 465 (2025)
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 446 (2025)

All data for American Samoa →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in American Samoa?: Life expectancy in American Samoa was 72.85 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in American Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 72.85 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in American Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 58.28 years in 1966.
How does American Samoa rank for life expectancy?: American Samoa ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in American Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this American Samoa data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.