Life expectancy at birth
American Samoa
73.0 years
That is about 26,663 days of life at birth.
On average, women live 5.7 years longer than men.
Men70.3
Women76.0
RankingNo. 125 of 217 countries
East Asia and PacificNo. 19 of 37 in the region
Trend since 1960
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (years). From 1960 to 2024 the average rose by 7.9 years.
American SamoaRegion (median): East Asia and PacificAll countries (median)
Comparison
Life expectancy in 2024 (years).
By year of birth
The average for this country in the year of birth, and how much it has changed since.
| Average | Change to 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.1 | +7.9 |
| 1970 | 66.4 | +6.6 |
| 1980 | 69.4 | +3.6 |
| 1990 | 71.1 | +1.9 |
| 2000 | 71.4 | +1.6 |
| 2010 | 72.6 | +0.4 |
| 2020 | 72.7 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | 73.0 |
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How to read this number
Life expectancy at birth is a statistic for a whole population: how many years a child born today would live on average if current death rates stayed the same. Someone who has already reached a given age lives longer on average, and a personal life is not an average.