Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality rate by sex
Brazil
1.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
103rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
105th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Brazil
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.22 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th 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 | 12.9 deaths per 100 live births | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1970s | 10.58 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
| 1980s | 7.19 deaths per 100 live births | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 4.43 deaths per 100 live births | 9.7 deaths per 100 live births | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8303 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0364 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 rate by sex, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Brazil, at 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.22 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.04 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 rate by sex?
- Brazil ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th 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 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .