Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Child mortality rate
Sao Tome and Principe
1.36 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Seychelles
1.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
103rd
Seychelles rank
102nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1.4 deaths per 100 live births against 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd and Seychelles ranks 102nd of 200 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 | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.06 deaths per 100 live births | 8.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.212 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 8.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 10.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 7.88 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 8.8 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.03 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 1.4 deaths per 100 live births against 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd and Seychelles ranks 102nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.