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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 28 deaths against 24 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.

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

4 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland 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.

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

Ireland

24 deaths

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

28 deaths

in 2024

Ireland rank

154th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

152nd

Number of child deaths by age over time

Ireland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 28 deaths against 24 deaths in Ireland, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

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

Ireland ranks 154th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	194.8 deaths	116.2 deaths	78.6 deaths	Ireland
1980s	131.1 deaths	173.1 deaths	42 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	68.4 deaths	203.2 deaths	134.8 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	50.1 deaths	128.5 deaths	78.4 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	35.7 deaths	59.3 deaths	23.6 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	25.4 deaths	30.6 deaths	5.2 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, Ireland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 28 deaths against 24 deaths in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Ireland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 4 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of child deaths by age?: Ireland ranks 154th 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 .