Number of suicides in Samoa
Samoa: Number of suicides was 27.28 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of suicides in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of suicides in Samoa stood at 27.28 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Samoa peaked at 28.03 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.02 deaths, in 2009.
That places Samoa 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of suicides in Samoa, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.02 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 21.82 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.52 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.97 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.94 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 20.48 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.59 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.65 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 21.13 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.02 deaths | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 22.1 deaths | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 23.05 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 23.52 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 22.46 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 25.71 deaths | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 26.6 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 27.48 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 27.53 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 27.7 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.03 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.55 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 27.28 deaths | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.71 deaths | 18.02 deaths | 22.02 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.42 deaths | 22.1 deaths | 28.03 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.91 deaths | 26.55 deaths | 27.28 deaths | 2 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Samoa?
- Number of suicides in Samoa was 27.28 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of suicides recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.03 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.02 deaths in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for number of suicides?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of suicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.