Cook Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality rate by sex
Cook Islands
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
102nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
105th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Cook Islands
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.22 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Cook Islands'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.
Cook Islands ranks 102nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.37 deaths per 100 live births | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 9.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.57 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0103 deaths per 100 live births | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Cook Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Cook Islands, at 1.29 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 Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Cook Islands ranks 102nd 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 .