Number of deaths in American Samoa
American Samoa: Number of deaths was 329 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
329
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
214th
of 236 countries
All-time high
331
in 2022
All-time low
140
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths in American Samoa stood at 329.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in American Samoa peaked at 331 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 140, in 1964.
That places American Samoa 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 189 | — |
| 1951 | 184 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 178 | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 173 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 171 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 168 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 162 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 157 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 154 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 149 | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 146 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 142 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 142 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 142 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 140 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 147 | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 234 | +59.2% |
| 1967 | 155 | -33.8% |
| 1968 | 158 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 160 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 160 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 158 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 153 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 151 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 150 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 149 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 148 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 149 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 147 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 150 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 151 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 158 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 160 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 161 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 163 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 168 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 168 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 171 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 184 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 195 | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 205 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 211 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 217 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 219 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 223 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 224 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 228 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 233 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 242 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 248 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 248 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 254 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 253 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 255 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 253 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 256 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 262 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 263 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 266 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 301 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 267 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 268 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 278 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 284 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 287 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 293 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 301 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 302 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 304 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 308 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 315 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 320 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 331 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 329 | -0.6% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 329 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,691, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 329 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,067, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +59.2% | 147 | 234 |
| 1967 | -33.8% | 234 | 155 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 168.5 | 149 | 189 | 10 |
| 1960s | 156.6 | 140 | 234 | 10 |
| 1970s | 151.5 | 147 | 160 | 10 |
| 1980s | 167.9 | 151 | 195 | 10 |
| 1990s | 225 | 205 | 248 | 10 |
| 2000s | 261.1 | 248 | 301 | 10 |
| 2010s | 289.2 | 267 | 308 | 10 |
| 2020s | 323.75 | 315 | 331 | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 211 Cayman Islands 352 compare
- 212 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 341 compare
- 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 335 compare
- 215 Liechtenstein 296 compare
- 216 Marshall Islands 272 compare
- 217 San Marino 267 compare
More health data for American Samoa
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 446 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 311 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 421 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 458 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in American Samoa?
- Number of deaths in American Samoa was 329 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 331 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 in 1964.
- How does American Samoa rank for number of deaths?
- American Samoa ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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