Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Samoa
Samoa: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 85.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Samoa, 1982–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Samoa stood at 85.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2004.
That places Samoa 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.4% | 59.0% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 92.3% | 77.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 25.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 40.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 62.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Samoa?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Samoa ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.