Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Death rate
Mauritania
5.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
5.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
195th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
193rd
Death rate over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 195th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 18.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 15.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 12.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 10.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1132 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 7.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9786 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 6.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0563 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 5.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for death rate?
- Mauritania ranks 195th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.