Sao Tome and Principe vs Suriname: Child mortality rate
Sao Tome and Principe
2.5%
in 2019
Suriname
2.6%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe rank
66th
Suriname rank
64th
Child mortality rate over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname 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.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 64th 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.4% | 9.9% | 21.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 19.5% | 8.5% | 11.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 7.1% | 5.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 4.6% | 4.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 1.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Sao Tome and Principe or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 64th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) β 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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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.