Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality by sex

Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
116th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Sao Tome and Principe
051015196519942024

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.01 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 116th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 12.28 deaths per 100 live births 5.74 deaths per 100 live births 6.55 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s 6.89 deaths per 100 live births 6.55 deaths per 100 live births 0.3412 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 4.2 deaths per 100 live births 6.84 deaths per 100 live births 2.64 deaths per 100 live births Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2.54 deaths per 100 live births 4.09 deaths per 100 live births 1.55 deaths per 100 live births Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1.51 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births 0.3141 deaths per 100 live births Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 1.16 deaths per 100 live births 1.1 deaths per 100 live births 0.0653 deaths per 100 live births Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sao Tome and Principe?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.09 deaths per 100 live births against 1.01 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 116th 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) – 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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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .