Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality rate
Samoa
1.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Samoa rank
100th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
103rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.49 deaths per 100 live births against 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 100th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.18 deaths per 100 live births | 9.06 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8765 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7.71 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6718 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1012 deaths per 100 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 1.49 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 rate between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 100th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd 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 rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .