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Mortality in American Samoa, by the numbers

American Samoa sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 73.2 years of life, 121st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for American Samoa, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
73.2 yrs
121st of 212
Old-age sex ratio (65+)
87.8 men/100 women
46th highest of 212
Male mortality penalty
88.5 /1,000
48th highest of 212

7 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How American Samoa ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 73.2 yrs 121 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 7.3 /1,000 105 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 88.5 /1,000 48 of 212 2023
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 5.7 yrs 74 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 87.8 men/100 women 167 of 212 2024
Population aged 65+ 8.0 % 112 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $18,017 78 of 212 2022

Measured against the rest of the world, American Samoa's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 46th highest old-age sex ratio in the world (87.8 men/100 women) and the 48th highest male mortality penalty in the world (88.5 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for American Samoa; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.