Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Child mortality rate by sex
Sao Tome and Principe
1.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Seychelles
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
105th
Seychelles rank
101st
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles 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 Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Seychelles ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th and Seychelles ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.53 deaths per 100 live births | 8.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0261 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 8.29 deaths per 100 live births | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 9.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | 7.45 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 9.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 8.33 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.22 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9508 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0069 deaths per 100 live births | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 105th and Seychelles ranks 101st 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 .