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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

in 2024

Singapore

128

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

161st

Singapore rank

158th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 128 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 40.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Singapore ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Singapore ranks 158th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	294	877	583	Singapore
1980s	434.7	508.6	73.9	Singapore
1990s	527.8	274.2	253.6	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	353.7	141.7	212	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	168.4	124	44.4	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	93.6	117.8	24.2	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Sao Tome and Principe or Singapore?: Singapore, at 128 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore?: 40, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Singapore rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st and Singapore ranks 158th 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.