Health · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Samoa: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 71.8 yrs (2024), 139th of 217 in the world and 21st of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 73.8 yrs (2024), 148th of 217 in the world and 22nd of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 70.0 yrs (2024), 126th of 217 in the world and 19th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
SamoaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
SamoaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
17 indicators
Health: Samoa in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 71.8 yrs2024 | 139/217 | 21/37 | 70.8 yrs | 71.5 yrs | 70.7 yrs | +1.0%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 73.8 yrs2024 | 148/217 | 22/37 | 73.9 yrs | 74.1 yrs | 72.9 yrs | +0.6%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 70.0 yrs2024 | 126/217 | 19/37 | 68.0 yrs | 69.0 yrs | 68.8 yrs | +1.4%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 12.32024 | 100/196 | 17/30 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 13.6 | −17%since 2014 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 14.92024 | 99/196 | 18/30 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 16.7 | −19%since 2014 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.82024 | 120/196 | 19/30 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.6 | −22%since 2014 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 1012023 | 65/194 | 12/30 | 93 | 92 | 114 | +1.0%since 2013 | 66 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 85%2024 | 128/193 | 20/30 | 93% | 56% | 66% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 90% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 62024 | 170/208 | 34/36 | 24 | 7 | 6 | −50%since 2014 | 144 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 6.8%2023 | 91/193 | 13/29 | 4.3% | 5.2% | 6.1% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 13.4%2023 | 151/193 | 13/29 | 12.0% | 12.6% | 13.3% | +2.3 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.562021 | 124/180 | 18/25 | 0.671999 | 0.33 | 0.56 | +69%since 2010 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 0.92005 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.4%2024 | 71/206 | 15/37 | 87.2% | 88.7% | 96.4% | +8.5 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 97.1%2024 | 83/203 | 14/37 | 92.0% | 93.5% | 96.1% | +2.6 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 23.1%2024 | 59/166 | 15/29 | 38.0% | 30.7% | 24.9% | −7.6 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 13.02019 | 107/186 | 14/26 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 13.02019 | −56%since 2009 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.0%71.8 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.6%73.8 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.4%70.0 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−17%12.3 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Maternal mortality+1.0%101 in 2023
- Out-of-pocket spending+2.3 pp13.4% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Samoa and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Samoa. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Samoa | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.8 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 73.8 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 70.0 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.32024 | 5.52024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 14.92024 | 6.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 5.82024 | 3.72024 |
| Maternal mortality | 1012023 | 172023 |
| Measles vaccination | 85%2024 | 92%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 62024 | 32024 |