Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in American Samoa
American Samoa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women was 0.1074 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.1074 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in American Samoa peaked at 0.2334 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.098, in 1994.
That places American Samoa 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2109 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2055 | -2.6% |
| 1952 | 0.201 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1965 | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1923 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1882 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.1844 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1805 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1757 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1697 | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1629 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1565 | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1512 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1474 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1449 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1434 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2334 | +62.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1413 | -39.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1409 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1403 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1385 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1358 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1334 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1322 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.131 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1296 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.128 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1262 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1245 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1228 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1203 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1175 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1158 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1151 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.115 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1139 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1126 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1112 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1099 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1093 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1057 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1021 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0983 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0982 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.098 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0983 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0986 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.099 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1035 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1076 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1111 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.11 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1085 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1091 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1037 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1038 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1049 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1065 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1062 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1244 | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1056 | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1052 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.105 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1052 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1073 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1083 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1087 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1065 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1064 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1068 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1079 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1078 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1076 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1074 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1905 | 0.1697 | 0.2109 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1562 | 0.1403 | 0.2334 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1302 | 0.1228 | 0.1385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1141 | 0.1093 | 0.1203 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1009 | 0.098 | 0.1076 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1088 | 0.1037 | 0.1244 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1065 | 0.105 | 0.1087 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1077 | 0.1074 | 0.1079 | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 99 El Salvador 0.1087 compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1082 compare
- 101 Tonga 0.1077 compare
- 103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1072 compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 0.1071 compare
- 105 Viet Nam 0.1063 compare
More poverty & inequality data for American Samoa
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.29 live births per woman (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1074 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1316 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in American Samoa?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women in American Samoa was 0.1074 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2334 in 1966.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.098 in 1994.
- How does American Samoa rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women?
- American Samoa ranks 102nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in women rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.