El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality rate
El Salvador
0.8836 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9166 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
El Salvador rank
122nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th
Infant mortality rate over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador, a difference of 0.033 deaths per 100 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 122nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 199 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 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 6.9 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | 4.97 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 6.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5927 deaths per 100 live births | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.09 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3486 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.9507 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9917 deaths per 100 live births | 0.041 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, El Salvador or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births against 0.8836 deaths per 100 live births in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.033 deaths per 100 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 rate?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .