Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality by sex
Barbados
0.9742 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
121st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.01 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9742 deaths per 100 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.0358 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 121st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7049 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 3.6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 6.84 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5621 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0588 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.01 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9742 deaths per 100 live births in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0358 deaths per 100 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .