Sao Tome and Principe vs Tunisia: Infant mortality by sex
Sao Tome and Principe
1.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tunisia
1.04 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th
Tunisia rank
118th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1.04 deaths per 100 live births against 1.01 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Tunisia ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th and Tunisia ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | 13.96 deaths per 100 live births | 8.12 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 9.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 6.84 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1107 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1372 deaths per 100 live births | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Sao Tome and Principe or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1.04 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Tunisia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Tunisia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Tunisia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th and Tunisia ranks 118th 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 .