Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Death rate

Sao Tome and Principe
5.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal
5.58 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
193rd
Senegal rank
192nd

Death rate over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
51015202530195019862023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 5.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd and Senegal ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 24.64 deaths per 1,000 people 26.75 deaths per 1,000 people 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
1960s 17.1 deaths per 1,000 people 24.62 deaths per 1,000 people 7.52 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
1970s 12.09 deaths per 1,000 people 21.13 deaths per 1,000 people 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
1980s 11.36 deaths per 1,000 people 14.6 deaths per 1,000 people 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
1990s 10.23 deaths per 1,000 people 11.12 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8919 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
2000s 8.69 deaths per 1,000 people 9.31 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6212 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal
2010s 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people 6.8 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0569 deaths per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 5.93 deaths per 1,000 people 5.96 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0332 deaths per 1,000 people Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
Senegal, at 5.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for death rate?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 193rd and Senegal ranks 192nd 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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Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.