What is life expectancy in Samoa?

Life expectancy in Samoa was 71.7 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 Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 71.7 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.

How does Samoa rank for life expectancy?

Samoa ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this 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 Samoa

Name: Life expectancy in 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)

Samoa: Life expectancy was 71.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.7 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

155th

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.7 years

in 2023

All-time low

49.2 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in 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

In 2023, life expectancy in Samoa stood at 71.7 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Samoa peaked at 71.7 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2 years, in 1950.

That places Samoa 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	51.89 years	49.2 years	54.57 years	10
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	71.27 years	70.73 years	71.7 years	4

Countries ranked near Samoa

152 India 72 years compare
153 Tajikistan 71.79 years compare
154 Mongolia 71.73 years compare
156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
157 Egypt 71.63 years compare
158 Jamaica 71.48 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Samoa

Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Population ages 65 and above, female 6.6% (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 2,021 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,223 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,100 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,365 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,505 (2025)

All data for Samoa →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Samoa?: Life expectancy in Samoa was 71.7 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 Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 71.7 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.
How does Samoa rank for life expectancy?: Samoa ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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.