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Information about birth and death registration in American Samoa primarily comes from the health information system at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center situated in the Eastern District of Fagaalu, on the main island. Given the small population size of the island territory, as well as having only one public hospital, American Samoa boasts of having a 100% birth registration rate, a 100% death registration rate, as well as a cause of death provided for each death recorded.
Because American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States, the Center for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics is responsible for producing and disseminating vital statistics information pertaining to the demographics and public health of the territory.
Ms. Taifita S. Solomona, Department of Homeland Security
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 Targets:
Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 Targets:
Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 Targets:
Goal 1. Universal civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events |
Goal 1 is an expression of the internationally accepted principle of the universal coverage of civil registration. The CRVS system should register all vital events occurring in the territory and jurisdiction of the country or area, including among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations.
Note: Information comes from the baseline report (E/ESCAP/72/22: www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/E72_22E.pdf) since no midterm questionnaire has been submitted yet.
National Targets:
BASELINE
201391%
TARGET
95%
TARGET
91%
TARGET
100%
baseline
2014100%
TARGET
100%
TARGET
100%
Goal 2. All individuals are provided with legal documentation of civil registration of births, deaths and other vital events, as necessary, to claim identity, civil status and ensuing rights |
Goal 2 reflects that CRVS systems provide legal documentation of civil registration to individuals and families for legal and administrative purposes. Legal documentation is strongly linked with a broad range of rights and activities, in particular legal identity. This goal addresses the distinction between the civil registration of a vital event and the possession of formal proof that it took place, in the form of legal documentation.
Note: Information comes from the baseline report (E/ESCAP/72/22: www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/E72_22E.pdf) since no midterm questionnaire has been submitted yet.
National Targets:
baseline
2013100%
TARGET
100%
TARGET
100%
Goal 3. Accurate, complete and timely vital statistics (including on causes of death) are produced based on registration records and are disseminated |
Goal 3 highlights the critical importance of civil registration being linked to the production and quality assurance of vital statistics on the occurrence and characteristics of vital events.
Note: Information comes from the baseline report (E/ESCAP/72/22: www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/E72_22E.pdf) since no midterm questionnaire has been submitted yet.
National Targets:
TARGET
2024
TARGET
2024
Note: This target was not monitored as part of the Midterm Questionnaire on the Implementation of the Regional Action Framework for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific.
baseline
20143%
TARGET
2%
Note: In light of recent countries’ experiences, Verbal autopsy is not encouraged to be applied to a large population scale, but rather on a representative sample. To reflect this, Target 3E is not anymore monitored by the coverage percentage of Verbal autopsy, but by the use or not of Verbal autopsy and its different applications.
TARGET
2024
TARGET
2024
TARGET
2024

National Coordination Mechanism
Status in American Samoa: Complete

Comprehensive Assessment
Status in American Samoa: Complete

National Targets for 2024
Status in American Samoa: Complete

Monitoring & Reporting Plan
Status in American Samoa: Not started

Inequality Assessment
Status in American Samoa: No data

National Strategy
Status in American Samoa: Not started

National Focal Point
Status in American Samoa: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Baseline
Status in American Samoa: Complete

Reporting to ESCAP - Midterm
Status in American Samoa: In progress
Information about birth and death registration in American Samoa primarily comes from the health information system at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center situated in the Eastern District of Fagaalu, on the main island. Given the small population size of the island territory, as well as having only one public hospital, American Samoa boasts of having a 100% birth registration rate, a 100% death registration rate, as well as a cause of death provided for each death recorded.
Because American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States, the Center for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics is responsible for producing and disseminating vital statistics information pertaining to the demographics and public health of the territory.
Ms. Taifita S. Solomona, Department of Homeland Security