Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Sao Tome and Principe: Death rate from drowning

Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
166th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
163rd

Death rate from drowning over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.511.522.53200020102021

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 2 deaths per 100,000 people 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people 0.047 deaths per 100,000 people Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.262 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.775 deaths per 100,000 people 0.985 deaths per 100,000 people 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from drowning, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for death rate from drowning?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate from drowning
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.