Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Sao Tome and Principe
10.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Seychelles
10.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
105th
Seychelles rank
107th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.86 deaths per 1,000 people in Seychelles, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th and Seychelles ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 181.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 126.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 84.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 84.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 71.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 43.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 19.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 12 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.86 deaths per 1,000 people in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th and Seychelles ranks 107th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.