American Samoa
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INTRODUCTION
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Department of Health
Pago Pago, American Samoa
98799
Tel:(684) 633 4606
Fax:(684) 633 5379
WHO Representative to Samoa
P.O. Box 77 Apia, Samoa
Tel:(685) 23756
Fax:(685) 23765
who@sma.wpro.who.int
American Samoa lies roughly on a line between Hawaii and New Zealand, about 1430 kilometres (km) from Honolulu and 990 km from Auckland. The independent state of Samoa lies about 80 km to the west. American Samoa is a territory of the United States of America, and its population is predominantly native Samoans who are US nationals. The territory is comprised of the main island of Tutuila and its small neighbouring island of Aunu’u, the three islands of the Manu’a group 100 km to the east, Swains Island 320 km to the north, and uninhabited Rose Atoll about 120 km east of Manu’a.
Table 1. Core population and health data (2002) |
|
Population |
[Total] |
60 800 |
Life expectancy
at birth (years) |
[Both] |
72.00 (1995) |
|
[0-14 years] |
23 365 (38.43%) |
[Male] |
… |
|
[65+ years] |
2140 (3.52%) |
[Female] |
… |
|
Crude birth rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
26.70 |
Total fertility rate |
|
4.50 (2000-2005) |
|
Crude death rate
(per 1000 population) |
|
3.90 (2000) |
% of population served with safe water |
[Total] |
99.00 (2004) |
|
[Urban] |
99.00 (2004) |
|
[Rural] |
99.00 (2004) |
|
Infant mortality rate
(per 1000 live births) |
|
6.40 (2000) |
% of population with adequate sanitary facilities |
[Total] |
99.00 (2004) |
|
[Urban] |
99.00 (2004) |
|
[Rural] |
99.00 (2004) |
|
Maternal mortality rate
(per 100 000 live births) |
|
123.00 |
|
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