Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?

Belize, at 94 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of child deaths by region

Belize

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

in 2024

Belize rank

160th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

161st

Number of child deaths by region over time

Belize
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Belize currently reports 94 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 6.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	415.5	304.5	111	Belize
1980s	335	434.7	99.7	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	207.1	527.8	320.7	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	156.7	353.7	197	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	120.3	168.4	48.1	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	92.2	93.6	1.4	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?: Belize, at 94 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Belize ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.