Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Denmark or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 28 deaths against 26 deaths in Denmark as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe?

2 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of child deaths by age

Denmark

26 deaths

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

28 deaths

in 2024

Denmark rank

153rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

152nd

Number of child deaths by age over time

Denmark
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 28 deaths against 26 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 2 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	161.2 deaths	116.2 deaths	45 deaths	Denmark
1980s	97.1 deaths	173.1 deaths	76 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	79.6 deaths	203.2 deaths	123.6 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	52.4 deaths	128.5 deaths	76.1 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	32.2 deaths	59.3 deaths	27.1 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	26.4 deaths	30.6 deaths	4.2 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Denmark or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 28 deaths against 26 deaths in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe?: 2 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of child deaths by age?: Denmark ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. 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 age
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .