Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Barbados
0.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.92 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
118th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.92 per 1,000 live births against 0.91 per 1,000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.01 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 195 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 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.614 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 3.27 per 1,000 live births | 5.19 per 1,000 live births | 1.92 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.99 per 1,000 live births | 5.97 per 1,000 live births | 3.98 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.4 per 1,000 live births | 6.25 per 1,000 live births | 4.85 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.32 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 2.38 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 0.465 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.964 per 1,000 live births | 0.994 per 1,000 live births | 0.03 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.92 per 1,000 live births against 0.91 per 1,000 live births in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 per 1,000 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Barbados ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.