Life expectancy at birth, total in American Samoa
American Samoa: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in American Samoa, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in American Samoa stood at 72.99 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in American Samoa peaked at 72.99 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.28 years, in 1966.
American Samoa ranks 124th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.1 years | 58.28 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.93 years | 66.36 years | 69.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.35 years | 69.41 years | 70.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.48 years | 71.11 years | 71.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.92 years | 70.84 years | 72.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.71 years | 72.59 years | 72.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8 years | 72.67 years | 72.99 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in American Samoa?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in American Samoa was 72.99 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 72.99 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.28 years in 1966.
- How does American Samoa rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- American Samoa ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.