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American Samoa Women Health Information
 

– Reported, April 02, 2012

 

Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was “discovered” by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion – a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago – the following year.

American Samoa is a group of 7 islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, and its residents are U.S. nationals who may become naturalized U.S. citizens. American Samoa has a land mass of 77 square miles spread over 150 miles of water, with an estimated population of 65,628 (CIA, 2009). Pago Pago, the capital, is located on the island of Tutuila, which has approximately 95% of the population. According to the 2000 Census, 91.6% of the population is native Pacific Islander, 2.8% is Asian, 1.1% white, and 0.2% other. While 97% of the population speaks English, most speak another language more frequently. Over 90% of the population speaks Samoan.

American Samoa has one hospital, the LBJ Tropical Medical Center, a 128-bed general acute care hospital, and five primary health centers. According to the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, in 2003 American Samoa was served by 49 physicians, 15 dentists, 2 pharmacists, and 127 nurses. The American Samoa Department of Health is responsible for public health, communicable disease control, and local health dispensaries.

According to the American Samoa Department of Commerce, the median household income for American Samoans is $18,219, with approximately 61% of the population below poverty level. Data from the 2000 Census finds that almost 34% of the American Samoans had not completed high school. Approximately 52% of the population 16 years and older is part of the labor force, with 49.4% employed and 2.7% unemployed.
Median age of American Samoa

Total: 23.7 years
Male: 23.6 years
Female: 23.9 years

Birth rate: is 22.69 births/1,000 population
Death rate:is 4.11 deaths/1,000 population

Sex ratio:

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate:

Total: 9.42 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 12.21 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 6.46 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth for females of American Samoa is 77.56 years.

Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman

Obesity – adult prevalence rate:74.6%

 

 

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