Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominica or Sao Tome and Principe?

Dominica, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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.

Dominica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality rate

Dominica

2.6%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

2.5%

in 2019

Dominica rank

63rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

66th

Child mortality rate over time

Dominica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Dominica ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 66th of 204 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.2%	31.4%	12.2%	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	10.4%	19.5%	9.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	4.7%	12.3%	7.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	2.3%	11.9%	9.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	2.0%	9.0%	7.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	2.0%	5.7%	3.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Dominica, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1%, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality rate?: Dominica ranks 63rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 66th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: %
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Probability of death before the age of five.