Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Samoa

Life expectancy at birth in Samoa in 2024 — 71.8 years. Ranked 139 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 30.2%.

2024 71.8 years +0.18% vs 2023
World rank 139of 217
Period maximum 71.8 years2024
Period minimum 54 years1964

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Samoa, 1960–202450556065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 55.2 years1962: 56.3 years1964: 54 years1966: 58.2 years1968: 59.4 years1970: 60.4 years1972: 61.4 years1974: 62.3 years1976: 63.3 years1978: 64.1 years1980: 65 years1982: 65.6 years1984: 66.3 years1986: 66.8 years1988: 67.3 years1990: 67.8 years1992: 68.5 years1994: 69.2 years1996: 69.8 years1998: 70.3 years2000: 70.8 years2002: 71.2 years2004: 71.5 years2006: 71.6 years2008: 71.5 years2010: 71.5 years2012: 71.2 years2014: 71.1 years2016: 71 years2018: 71.1 years2020: 70.7 years2022: 71.6 years2024: 71.8 years
Change over the period: +16.7 (+30.23%) Average annual rate: 0.41 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 71.8 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 71.8 +0.1 +0.18%
2023 71.7 +0.1 +0.21%
2022 71.6 +0.5 +0.64%
2021 71.1 +0.4 +0.52%
2020 70.7 +0.5 +0.65%
2019 70.3 −0.8 −1.1%
2018 71.1 +0.1 +0.09%
2017 71 −0 −0.02%
2016 71 −0.1 −0.08%
2015 71.1 −0.1 −0.12%
2014 71.1 −0.1 −0.12%
2013 71.2 +0.1 +0.1%
2012 71.2 −0.2 −0.33%
2011 71.4 −0.1 −0.08%
2010 71.5 +2 +2.83%
2009 69.5 −2 −2.86%
2008 71.5 −0.1 −0.1%
2007 71.6 −0 −0.02%
2006 71.6 +0.1 +0.19%
2005 71.5 −0 −0.03%
2004 71.5 +0.1 +0.09%
2003 71.4 +0.2 +0.29%
2002 71.2 +0.2 +0.29%
2001 71 +0.2 +0.33%
2000 70.8 +0.2 +0.33%
1999 70.6 +0.2 +0.35%
1998 70.3 +0.3 +0.38%
1997 70 +0.3 +0.4%
1996 69.8 +0.3 +0.43%
1995 69.5 +0.3 +0.44%
1994 69.2 +0.3 +0.5%
1993 68.8 +0.3 +0.42%
1992 68.5 +0.5 +0.72%
1991 68 +0.2 +0.34%
1990 67.8 +0.2 +0.3%
1989 67.6 +0.3 +0.41%
1988 67.3 +0.3 +0.42%
1987 67 +0.2 +0.34%
1986 66.8 +0.3 +0.39%
1985 66.6 +0.3 +0.41%
1984 66.3 +0.3 +0.44%
1983 66 +0.3 +0.52%
1982 65.6 +0.4 +0.54%
1981 65.3 +0.3 +0.52%
1980 65 +0.4 +0.65%
1979 64.5 +0.4 +0.64%
1978 64.1 +0.4 +0.61%
1977 63.7 +0.4 +0.7%
1976 63.3 +0.5 +0.74%
1975 62.8 +0.5 +0.8%
1974 62.3 +0.5 +0.77%
1973 61.9 +0.5 +0.82%
1972 61.4 +0.5 +0.79%
1971 60.9 +0.5 +0.81%
1970 60.4 +0.5 +0.85%
1969 59.9 +0.5 +0.84%
1968 59.4 +0.5 +0.85%
1967 58.9 +0.7 +1.12%
1966 58.2 +0.3 +0.59%
1965 57.9 +3.8 +7.11%
1964 54 −2.8 −4.96%
1963 56.9 +0.5 +0.97%
1962 56.3 +0.6 +1.04%
1961 55.7 +0.6 +1.06%
1960 55.2

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.