India vs Sao Tome and Principe: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
India
0.0574 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0542 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
India rank
70th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
73rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- India
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was India ahead.
India ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5792 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7132 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 1970s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5736 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4618 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 1980s | 0.6701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.617 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0531 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 1990s | 0.4137 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5689 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1552 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.2312 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2967 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0656 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.1077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1129 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.0629 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0586 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, India or Sao Tome and Principe?
- India, at 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0032 under-five deaths per woman, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do India and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- India ranks 70th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).