Tuberculosis death rate in Samoa
Samoa: Tuberculosis death rate was 0.7674 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis death rate in Samoa is 0.7674 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Samoa peaked at 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2018.
Samoa ranks 143rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9138 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7743 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7674 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7812 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 140 Antigua and Barbuda 0.8233 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Grenada 0.8124 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7733 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Portugal 0.7589 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Egypt 0.7496 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Lebanon 0.7146 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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 based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 tuberculosis death rate in Samoa?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Samoa was 0.7674 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.739 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Samoa ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from tuberculosis in both sexes, per 100,000 people.