Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality by sex
Brazil
1.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
101st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
104th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Brazil
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.48 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 101st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.38 deaths per 100 live births | 9.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 12.71 deaths per 100 live births | 9.33 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 10.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9206 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.003 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Brazil, at 1.57 deaths per 100 live births against 1.48 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Brazil ranks 101st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .