Probability of dying that year, among females in Samoa
Samoa: Probability of dying that year, among females was 1.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying that year, among females in Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.2% for probability of dying that year, among females in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Samoa peaked at 10.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 101st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 10.0% | — |
| 1951 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 9.5% | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 1955 | 8.7% | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 7.8% | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 7.6% | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 7.3% | -3.5% |
| 1961 | 7.0% | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 6.1% | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 5.5% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 4.8% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 4.6% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
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 probability of dying that year, among females in Samoa?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Samoa was 1.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Samoa ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.