Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Belize
1.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belize rank
88th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
85th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Belize
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.27 deaths per 100 live births in Belize, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 88th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 106 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | 7.26 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.834 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1309 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.31 deaths per 100 live births against 1.27 deaths per 100 live births in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Belize ranks 88th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.