Demographics of American Samoa - CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics - Infant Mortality Rate

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 10.18 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 153
male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009)

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