Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa
Samoa: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 71.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 71.7 years for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa peaked at 71.7 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.2 years, in 1950.
Samoa ranks 155th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 |
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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 by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 2,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Samoa was 71.7 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2 years in 1950.
- How does Samoa rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Samoa ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.