Mortality rates age 25 by sex in American Samoa
American Samoa: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.0556 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.0556 for mortality rates age 25 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in American Samoa peaked at 0.4489 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0556, in 2023.
That places American Samoa 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4489 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4374 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.4285 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4208 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4169 | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.4104 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.403 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4025 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.4004 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3901 | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3629 | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3234 | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 0.2871 | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2613 | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2549 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2636 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3498 | +32.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3197 | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3523 | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3679 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3638 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3493 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3346 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3251 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.319 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3131 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3108 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3061 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.304 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2984 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2918 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2852 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2785 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2725 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2665 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2612 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2611 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2623 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2626 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2547 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2451 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2353 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2273 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2187 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2103 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2022 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1936 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1832 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1565 | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1347 | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1188 | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1214 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1225 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1253 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1157 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1107 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1077 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1069 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1074 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1425 | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1071 | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1069 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1075 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1071 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1043 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0994 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0934 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0882 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0771 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0675 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0592 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0584 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0575 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0556 | -3.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0556 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0709, 78% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0556 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1654, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.8% | 0.1074 | 0.1425 |
| 1966 | +32.7% | 0.2636 | 0.3498 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4159 | 0.3901 | 0.4489 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3143 | 0.2549 | 0.3679 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3224 | 0.2984 | 0.3638 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2696 | 0.2547 | 0.2918 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2007 | 0.1347 | 0.2451 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1179 | 0.1069 | 0.1425 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0959 | 0.0675 | 0.1075 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0577 | 0.0556 | 0.0592 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in American Samoa?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in American Samoa was 0.0556 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4489 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0556 in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- American Samoa ranks 190th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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