Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Samoa
Samoa: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.1542 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 25 by sex in Samoa is 0.1542, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Samoa peaked at 0.8639 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1542, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 108th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.8639 | — |
| 1951 | 0.8349 | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 0.808 | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.7816 | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.7557 | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.7299 | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.7041 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.6866 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.6615 | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 0.6377 | -3.6% |
| 1960 | 0.6153 | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.593 | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5725 | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5526 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5661 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5166 | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5012 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.484 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4679 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4523 | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4371 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.423 | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4086 | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3952 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3825 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3687 | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3568 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3458 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3369 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3268 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3163 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.309 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3011 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2923 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2853 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2789 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2727 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2675 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2615 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2554 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2488 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2426 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2344 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2281 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2205 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2138 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2073 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2012 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1955 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1902 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1849 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1796 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1748 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1703 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1676 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1666 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1649 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1646 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1647 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2086 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1647 | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1646 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1658 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1651 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1655 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1661 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1663 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1659 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1645 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1861 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1658 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1589 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1562 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1542 | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1542 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1542 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1654, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex in 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 | +26.7% | 0.1647 | 0.2086 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7464 | 0.6377 | 0.8639 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5322 | 0.4523 | 0.6153 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3781 | 0.3268 | 0.4371 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.284 | 0.2554 | 0.3163 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2182 | 0.1902 | 0.2488 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1747 | 0.1646 | 0.2086 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1675 | 0.1645 | 0.1861 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1588 | 0.1542 | 0.1658 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Samoa?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Samoa was 0.1542 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8639 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1542 in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Samoa ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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