Palau vs Sao Tome and Principe: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Palau
0.0547 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0542 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Palau rank
72nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
73rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Palau
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 72nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd 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 | Palau | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5733 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5792 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0059 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.304 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5736 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2696 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.617 under-five deaths per woman | 0.492 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.0797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5689 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4892 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.044 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2967 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2527 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0461 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1129 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0668 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.0554 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0607 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
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, Palau or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Palau, at 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
- How do Palau and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Palau ranks 72nd 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).