Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters in Samoa

Samoa: Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters was 19,654 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19,654
Change on year
up 18.3%
World rank
18th
of 115 countries
All-time high
19,654
in 2023
All-time low
15
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023

Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters in Samoa, 2019–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2019202120232019: 5.7k2020: 152021: 152022: 16.6k2023: 19.7k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 19,654 for number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 244.8% over five years.

That places Samoa 18th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters (number) in Samoa, 2019 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2019 5,700
2020 15 -99.7%
2021 15 +0.0%
2022 16,607 +110613.3%
2023 19,654 +18.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5,700 5,700 5,700 1
2020s 9,073 15 19,654 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 15 Marshall Islands 26,437
  2. 16 Algeria 22,456 compare
  3. 17 France 20,073 compare
  4. 19 Czechia 19,082 compare
  5. 20 Solomon Islands 16,444
  6. 21 Denmark 13,007 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters in Samoa?
Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters in Samoa was 19,654 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 19,654 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2020.
How does Samoa rank for number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters?
Samoa ranks 18th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
129 places, 1,745 data points, 2005–2025
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