Birth rate: 30.4 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 5.63 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 33 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population : 69.09 years male: 66.7 years female : 71.6 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.82 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Western Samoan(s) adjective: Western Samoan
Ethnic groups: Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and
Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%
Religions: Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)