American Samoa — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for American Samoa, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for American Samoa was 73.0 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 58.3 in 1966 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.18% per year.
American Samoa ranks 126 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 73.0, so American Samoa sits level with it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 19 of 37 economies; Mongolia (72.4) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13% in 1967.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 55th of 215 in 1960 → 69th of 216 in 1970 → 71st of 216 in 1980 → 72nd of 217 in 1990 → 96th of 217 in 2000 → 111th of 217 in 2010 → 112th of 217 in 2020 → 126th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.99 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 72.85 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.75 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.71 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.67 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.75 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.79 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.8 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.64 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.65 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.69 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.77 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.71 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.66 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.59 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 70.84 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 72.43 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.36 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.38 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.28 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.7 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.76 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.57 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.44 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.48 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.54 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.61 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.58 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.57 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 71.57 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.54 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71.51 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.31 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.11 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.93 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 70.88 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 70.83 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 70.7 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 70.53 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 70.33 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 70.16 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 69.97 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 69.73 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 69.41 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 69.11 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.88 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 68.7 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 68.47 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 68.26 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 67.95 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 67.6 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 67.19 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 66.77 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 66.36 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 66.05 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 65.85 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 65.81 | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 58.28 | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 66 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 66.14 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 66.16 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 66.01 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 65.65 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 65.05 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was American Samoa’s Life expectancy in 1961?
65.65 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are American Samoa’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is American Samoa’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +12.2% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 72.99; 2023: 72.85; 2022: 72.75; 2021: 72.71; 2020: 72.67. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.