American Samoa: People
| People | American Samoa |
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Population:
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57,902 (July 2004 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 36.6% (male 10,983; female 10,208)
15-64 years: 60.3% (male 18,010; female 16,933) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 699; female 1,069) (2004 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 22.4 years
male: 22.1 years female: 22.7 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.04% (2004 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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24.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate:
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3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-20.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 9.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 10.06 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.62 years
male: 72.05 years female: 79.41 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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3.41 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: American Samoan(s)
adjective: American Samoan |
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Ethnic groups:
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Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5% |
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Religions:
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Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30% |
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Languages:
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Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English
note: most people are bilingual |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.) |