Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Samoa
Samoa: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) 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
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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.38 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 15.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 15.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 15.12 years | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 15.82 years | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 15.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 15.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 16.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 16.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 16.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 16.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 16.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 16.61 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 16.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 16.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 16.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 17.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 17.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 17.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 17.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 17.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 17.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 17.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 18.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 18.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 18.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 18.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 18.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 18.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 19.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 19.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 19.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 19.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.83 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.87 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.78 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 19.44 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.73 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.68 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 19.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.57 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.51 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.47 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 19.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.33 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.68 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.82 years | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 19.82 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 19.82 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
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
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.