Nicaragua vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Nicaragua
0.94 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.92 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
116th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Nicaragua
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.94 per 1,000 live births against 0.92 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 116th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.72 per 1,000 live births | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | 7.4 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 11.13 per 1,000 live births | 5.19 per 1,000 live births | 5.94 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | 5.97 per 1,000 live births | 0.859 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.49 per 1,000 live births | 6.25 per 1,000 live births | 1.75 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.61 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.09 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.58 per 1,000 live births | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | 0.06 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | 0.994 per 1,000 live births | 0.186 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Nicaragua or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nicaragua, at 0.94 per 1,000 live births against 0.92 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.02 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Nicaragua ranks 116th 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.