Fertility rate vs. child mortality in American Samoa
American Samoa: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 2.29 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in American Samoa, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 2.29 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. child mortality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in American Samoa peaked at 6.78 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.29 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places American Samoa 90th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.09 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 5.95 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 4.25 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.36 live births per woman | 3.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 3.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 4 |
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More health data for American Samoa
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 474 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 477 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 460 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 469 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 456 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 7.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 1,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in American Samoa?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in American Samoa was 2.29 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- American Samoa ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.