Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality
Brazil
1.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
102nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
104th
Child mortality over time
- Brazil
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Brazil ranks 102nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 13 and Sao Tome and Principe in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 44.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 42.21 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4669 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 40.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1830s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 38.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1840s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 37.09 deaths per 100 live births | 4.65 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1850s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 35.53 deaths per 100 live births | 6.21 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1860s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 34.03 deaths per 100 live births | 7.71 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1870s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 32.6 deaths per 100 live births | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1880s | 41.74 deaths per 100 live births | 31.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10.52 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1890s | 41.73 deaths per 100 live births | 29.91 deaths per 100 live births | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1900s | 41.41 deaths per 100 live births | 28.65 deaths per 100 live births | 12.77 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1910s | 40.57 deaths per 100 live births | 27.44 deaths per 100 live births | 13.13 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1920s | 39.59 deaths per 100 live births | 26.28 deaths per 100 live births | 13.31 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1930s | 24.68 deaths per 100 live births | 25.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4967 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 23.43 deaths per 100 live births | 24.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.682 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 19.74 deaths per 100 live births | 20.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8042 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 15.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 7.92 deaths per 100 live births | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8769 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0201 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, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Brazil, at 1.42 deaths per 100 live births against 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality?
- Brazil ranks 102nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.