Samoa sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 71.9 years of life, 135th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Samoa, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 71.9 yrs | 135 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 9.2 /1,000 | 77 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.2 /1,000 | 151 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.7 yrs | 103 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 41.7 /1,000 | 152 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.9 yrs | 164 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 85.1 men/100 women | 146 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.3 /1,000 | 97 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 101 /100k | 63 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 32.3 % | 9 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 12.0 /100k | 45 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 13.0 /100k | 104 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 55.5 % | 2 of 143 | 2002 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.4 L | 129 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 5.9 % | 133 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $293 | 116 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $5,393 | 134 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Samoa's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd highest adult obesity in the world (55.5 %) and the 9th highest premature NCD mortality in the world (32.3 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Samoa; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.