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Life expectancy in American Samoa

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
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy in American Samoa, 1950–2023

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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.

Life expectancy in American Samoa, year by year

Year years Change
1950 59.17 years —
1951 59.65 years +0.8%
1952 60.23 years +1.0%
1953 60.8 years +0.9%
1954 61.31 years +0.8%
1955 61.83 years +0.8%
1956 62.34 years +0.8%
1957 62.88 years +0.9%
1958 63.55 years +1.1%
1959 64.32 years +1.2%
1960 65.05 years +1.1%
1961 65.65 years +0.9%
1962 66.01 years +0.5%
1963 66.16 years +0.2%
1964 66.13 years -0.0%
1965 66 years -0.2%
1966 58.28 years -11.7%
1967 65.81 years +12.9%
1968 65.85 years +0.1%
1969 66.05 years +0.3%
1970 66.36 years +0.5%
1971 66.77 years +0.6%
1972 67.19 years +0.6%
1973 67.6 years +0.6%
1974 67.95 years +0.5%
1975 68.26 years +0.5%
1976 68.47 years +0.3%
1977 68.7 years +0.3%
1978 68.88 years +0.3%
1979 69.11 years +0.3%
1980 69.41 years +0.4%
1981 69.73 years +0.5%
1982 69.98 years +0.4%
1983 70.16 years +0.3%
1984 70.33 years +0.2%
1985 70.53 years +0.3%
1986 70.7 years +0.2%
1987 70.83 years +0.2%
1988 70.88 years +0.1%
1989 70.93 years +0.1%
1990 71.11 years +0.3%
1991 71.31 years +0.3%
1992 71.51 years +0.3%
1993 71.54 years +0.0%
1994 71.57 years +0.0%
1995 71.57 years -0.0%
1996 71.58 years +0.0%
1997 71.61 years +0.0%
1998 71.54 years -0.1%
1999 71.48 years -0.1%
2000 71.44 years -0.1%
2001 71.57 years +0.2%
2002 71.75 years +0.3%
2003 71.7 years -0.1%
2004 72.28 years +0.8%
2005 72.38 years +0.1%
2006 72.4 years +0.0%
2007 72.36 years -0.0%
2008 72.43 years +0.1%
2009 70.84 years -2.2%
2010 72.59 years +2.5%
2011 72.66 years +0.1%
2012 72.71 years +0.1%
2013 72.77 years +0.1%
2014 72.69 years -0.1%
2015 72.65 years -0.0%
2016 72.64 years -0.0%
2017 72.8 years +0.2%
2018 72.79 years -0.0%
2019 72.75 years -0.1%
2020 72.67 years -0.1%
2021 72.71 years +0.0%
2022 72.75 years +0.1%
2023 72.85 years +0.1%

American Samoa compared with similar countries

  • American Samoa's 72.85 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • American Samoa's 72.85 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 140 Tonga 72.89 years compare
  2. 141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
  3. 142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
  4. 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
  5. 145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare
  6. 146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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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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
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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.