Life expectancy at birth

72.8 (years) in 2021

In 2021, life expectancy for Samoa was 72.8 years. Life expectancy of Samoa increased from 61.2 years in 1972 to 72.8 years in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.36%.

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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Date Value Change, %
2021 72.8 0.00%
2020 72.8 0.85%
2019 72.2 -0.66%
2018 72.6 0.06%
2017 72.6 0.07%
2016 72.5 0.03%
2015 72.5 0.07%
2014 72.5 0.10%
2013 72.4 0.31%
2012 72.2 -0.13%
2011 72.3 0.02%
2010 72.2