Nicaragua vs Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality rate
Nicaragua
0.9437 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.9166 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
118th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0271 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 199 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 deaths per 100 live births | 5.32 deaths per 100 live births | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 11.13 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 6.83 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8611 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0625 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9917 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1898 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Nicaragua or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nicaragua, at 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9166 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0271 deaths per 100 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 rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 118th 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 .