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Samoa – Life Expectancy

Name: Samoa Life Expectancy
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue throughout their lifetime. · World Bank

71.7 +0.1 from 2022 G20 rank: 139th · all-time high: 71.7 (2023)

APA

Samoa Life Expectancy. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/samoa/life-expectancy

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_samoa_life-expectancy,
  title = {Samoa Life Expectancy},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/samoa/life-expectancy},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	72.9	–	–
2025* trend	72.5	–	–
2023	71.7	+0.1	139th
2022	71.6	+0.5	139th
2021	71.1	+0.4	125th
2020	70.7	+0.5	137th
2019	70.3	−0.8	148th
2018	71.1	+0.1	140th
2017	71.0	−0.0	139th
2016	71.0	−0.1	136th
2015	71.1	−0.1	132nd
2014	71.1	−0.1	130th
2013	71.2	+0.1	127th
2012	71.2	−0.2	126th
2011	71.4	−0.1	122nd
2010	71.5	+2.0	122nd
2009	69.5	−2.0	134th
2008	71.5	−0.1	116th
2007	71.6	−0.0	113th
2006	71.6	+0.1	112th
2005	71.5	−0.0	112th
2004	71.5	+0.1	110th
2003	71.4	+0.2	106th
2002	71.2	+0.2	106th
2001	71.0	+0.2	107th
2000	70.8	+0.2	106th
1999	70.6	+0.2	102nd
1998	70.3	+0.3	103rd
1997	70.0	+0.3	105th
1996	69.8	+0.3	107th
1995	69.5	+0.3	106th
1994	69.2	+0.3	107th
1993	68.8	+0.3	109th
1992	68.5	+0.5	110th
1991	68.0	+0.2	117th
1990	67.8	+0.2	115th
1989	67.6	+0.3	113th
1988	67.3	+0.3	113th
1987	67.0	+0.2	114th
1986	66.8	+0.3	113th
1985	66.6	+0.3	110th
1984	66.3	+0.3	110th
1983	66.0	+0.3	108th
1982	65.6	+0.4	108th
1981	65.3	+0.3	107th
1980	65.0	+0.4	108th
1979	64.5	+0.4	108th
1978	64.1	+0.4	109th
1977	63.7	+0.4	110th
1976	63.3	+0.5	111th
1975	62.8	+0.5	109th
1974	62.3	+0.5	109th
1973	61.9	+0.5	111th
1972	61.4	+0.5	113th
1971	60.9	+0.5	113th
1970	60.4	+0.5	112th
1969	59.9	+0.5	110th
1968	59.4	+0.5	112th
1967	58.9	+0.7	114th
1966	58.2	+0.3	113th
1965	57.9	+3.8	112th
1964	54.0	−2.8	130th
1963	56.9	+0.5	112th
1962	56.3	+0.6	113th
1961	55.7	+0.6	112th
1960	55.2	–	112th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +13.6% GDP growth 4.7% C/A balance 5.6%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

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C/A balance

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HistorySaid

Samoa's life expectancy peaked at 71.7 in 2023. The 2023 reading of 71.7 is 0% above that level. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 72.5 by 2025.