El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
El Salvador
0.88 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.92 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
El Salvador rank
120th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.92 per 1,000 live births against 0.88 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 120th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.21 per 1,000 live births | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | 6.9 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 10.17 per 1,000 live births | 5.19 per 1,000 live births | 4.97 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 6.56 per 1,000 live births | 5.97 per 1,000 live births | 0.59 per 1,000 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.71 per 1,000 live births | 6.25 per 1,000 live births | 2.54 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.09 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.61 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 0.348 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.994 per 1,000 live births | 0.044 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, El Salvador or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.92 per 1,000 live births against 0.88 per 1,000 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.04 per 1,000 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- El Salvador ranks 120th 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.