Cook Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality
Cook Islands
1.33 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
107th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
104th
Child mortality over time
- Cook Islands
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.36 deaths per 100 live births against 1.33 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 104th of 203 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.36 deaths per 100 live births | 20.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | 8.04 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0893 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, Cook Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.36 deaths per 100 live births against 1.33 deaths per 100 live births in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality?
- Cook Islands ranks 107th 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) β 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.