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

Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2019.

What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality rate

Dominican Republic

2.5%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

2.5%

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

67th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

66th

Child mortality rate over time

Dominican Republic
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th 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	Dominican Republic	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.3%	31.4%	14.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	14.9%	19.5%	4.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	10.7%	12.3%	1.5%	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	7.5%	11.9%	4.5%	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	5.2%	9.0%	3.8%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	3.7%	5.7%	2.0%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	3.0%	3.3%	0.3%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality rate?: Dominican Republic ranks 67th 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.