Rubella vaccination coverage in Samoa
Samoa: Rubella vaccination coverage was 76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rubella vaccination coverage in Samoa, 2004–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 76 for rubella vaccination coverage in 2025.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rubella vaccination coverage in Samoa peaked at 96 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 148th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Rubella vaccination coverage in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25 | — |
| 2005 | 57 | +128.0% |
| 2006 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 63 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 44 | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 56 | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 76 | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 92 | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 85 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 75 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 40 | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 96 | +140.0% |
| 2020 | 66 | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 82 | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 76 | -10.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 76 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rubella vaccination coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +140.0% | 40 | 96 |
| 2005 | +128.0% | 25 | 57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48 | 25 | 63 | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.1 | 40 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.33 | 62 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- 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 rubella vaccination coverage in Samoa?
- Rubella vaccination coverage in Samoa was 76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2019.
- What is the lowest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for rubella vaccination coverage?
- Samoa ranks 148th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rubella vaccination coverage rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rubella vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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