Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in American Samoa
American Samoa: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1316 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in American Samoa is 0.1316, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in American Samoa peaked at 0.2412 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.1231, in 2006.
That places American Samoa 105th 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 men in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2299 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2241 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2194 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.215 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2114 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2077 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.2041 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.2004 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1966 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1925 | -2.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1896 | -1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1871 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1852 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1832 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1811 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1791 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2412 | +34.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1748 | -27.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1727 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1706 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1694 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1686 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.168 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1662 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1649 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1633 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1621 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1603 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1591 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1572 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1553 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1535 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1519 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1504 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.149 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1478 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1475 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1472 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1474 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1471 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1466 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1456 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1446 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1435 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1425 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1413 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1401 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1381 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1355 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1333 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1318 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1304 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1287 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1296 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1242 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1232 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1231 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1238 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1239 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1368 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1238 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1237 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1241 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.124 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1252 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1263 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1277 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1279 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1295 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1309 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1324 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1325 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1325 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1316 | -0.7% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.1316 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.1316 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1328, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +34.7% | 0.1791 | 0.2412 |
| 1967 | -27.5% | 0.2412 | 0.1748 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2101 | 0.1925 | 0.2299 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1865 | 0.1706 | 0.2412 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1639 | 0.1572 | 0.1694 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1497 | 0.1471 | 0.1553 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1411 | 0.1333 | 0.1466 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1276 | 0.1231 | 0.1368 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1263 | 0.1237 | 0.1309 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 | 0.1316 | 0.1325 | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 102 Saint Lucia 0.1323 compare
- 103 Solomon Islands 0.1321 compare
- 104 Vanuatu 0.1316 compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 0.1309 compare
- 107 Peru 0.1295 compare
- 108 Seychelles 0.1293 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 in women 0.1074 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1074 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in American Samoa?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in American Samoa was 0.1316 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 men recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2412 in 1966.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1231 in 2006.
- How does American Samoa rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- American Samoa ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.