Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Brazil
1.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brazil rank
82nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
85th
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Brazil
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.4 deaths per 100 live births against 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Brazil ranks 82nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 85th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.91 deaths per 100 live births | 10.43 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8343 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0046 deaths per 100 live births | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Brazil, at 1.4 deaths per 100 live births against 1.31 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Brazil ranks 82nd 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.