Life expectancy vs. health spending in American Samoa
American Samoa: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 72.85 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in American Samoa is 72.85 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in American Samoa peaked at 72.85 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.28 years, in 1966.
That places American Samoa 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.61 years | 59.17 years | 64.32 years | 10 |
| 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 | 72.75 years | 72.67 years | 72.85 years | 4 |
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More health data for American Samoa
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 445 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 456 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 461 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 450 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 453 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 441 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 438 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 435 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 469 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 445 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in American Samoa?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in American Samoa was 72.85 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 72.85 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.28 years in 1966.
- How does American Samoa rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- American Samoa ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.