Total disease burden in Samoa
Samoa: Total disease burden was 64,830 DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
In 2021, total disease burden in Samoa stood at 64,830 DALYs. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Samoa peaked at 64,830 DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52,411 DALYs, in 2002.
Samoa ranks 176th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,940 DALYs | 52,411 DALYs | 63,746 DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,796 DALYs | 55,585 DALYs | 64,279 DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,139 DALYs | 63,447 DALYs | 64,830 DALYs | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 173 Iceland 85,654 DALYs compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 67,382 DALYs compare
- 175 Kiribati 65,295 DALYs compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 56,412 DALYs compare
- 178 Micronesia (country) 45,136 DALYs compare
- 179 Grenada 42,510 DALYs compare
More health data for Samoa
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Samoa?
- Total disease burden in Samoa was 64,830 DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 64,830 DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,411 DALYs in 2002.
- How does Samoa rank for total disease burden?
- Samoa ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.