Expenditure on health in
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
was 7.2% of
GDP
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the total market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries. GDP is often used to measure the economic performance o ...
in 2014, US$418 per capita.
Life expectancy at birth was estimated at 72 years for men in 2016 and 78 for women.
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that Samoa is fulfilling 75.5% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.
When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Samoa achieves 98.7% of what is expected based on its current income.
In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 95.4% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.
Samoa falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 32.4% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.
Healthcare
There is a National Health Service. The main hospital, the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital, is located at
Motootua. It has 200 beds. Tertiary care is mainly provided through arrangement with the
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
health care system.
The Malietoa Tanumafili II Hospital is at
Tuasivi
Tuasivi is a village on the north east coast of Savai'i island in Samoa. The village is in the electoral district of Fa'asaleleaga and has a population of 193.
Tuasivi is the main centre for government administration on Savai'i. There is a small ...
. There are district hospitals in
Sataua Sataua is a village on the island of Savai'i in Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two m ...
,
Safotu,
Foailalo,
Leulumoega
Leulumoega Tuai is a village situated on the northwest coast Upolu island in Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Paci ...
,
Lalomanu
Lalomanu is a village on the east coast of Upolu island in Samoa.The village is part of the electoral constituency (''Faipule District'') Aleipata Itupa i Luga which is within the larger political district of Atua. It has a population of 712.
...
and
Poutasi
Poutasi is a village on the south east coast of Upolu island in Samoa. The population is 395. The village is part of Falealili Electoral Constituency (''Faipule District'') in the larger political district of Atua. Poutasi was extensively damaged b ...
.
Health issues
The
obesity rate is one of the highest in the world.
References
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