Life expectancy at age 60, female in Samoa

Samoa: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 19.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.82 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
141st
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.87 years
in 2006
All-time low
15.12 years
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at age 60, female in Samoa, 1960–2024

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Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 19.82 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Samoa peaked at 19.87 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.12 years, in 1964.

Samoa ranks 141st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.71 years 15.12 years 16.18 years 10
1970s 16.79 years 16.29 years 17.32 years 10
1980s 17.93 years 17.43 years 18.39 years 10
1990s 18.99 years 18.46 years 19.48 years 10
2000s 19.75 years 19.44 years 19.87 years 10
2010s 19.52 years 19.33 years 19.73 years 10
2020s 19.61 years 19.36 years 19.82 years 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 138 Bhutan 20.03 years compare
  2. 139 Namibia 19.94 years compare
  3. 140 Sao Tome and Principe 19.93 years compare
  4. 142 Cambodia 19.78 years compare
  5. 143 Dominica 19.78 years compare
  6. 144 Vanuatu 19.76 years compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Samoa?
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Samoa was 19.82 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 19.87 years in 2006.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 15.12 years in 1964.
How does Samoa rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
Samoa ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.