Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita was 85.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Samoa stood at 85.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.9% | 29.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.6% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 39.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 44.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 132 Austria 85.0% compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 85.0% compare
- 132 Marshall Islands 85.0% 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 vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Samoa was 85.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.