Nicaragua vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rate, infant
Nicaragua
9.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
9.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
116th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Nicaragua
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.4 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2 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 197 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 | 127.22 per 1,000 live births | 53.18 per 1,000 live births | 74.04 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 111.31 per 1,000 live births | 51.92 per 1,000 live births | 59.39 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 68.32 per 1,000 live births | 59.73 per 1,000 live births | 8.59 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 44.93 per 1,000 live births | 62.47 per 1,000 live births | 17.54 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 26.15 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | 10.85 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 15.82 per 1,000 live births | 16.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.6 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 9.94 per 1,000 live births | 1.86 per 1,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Nicaragua or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nicaragua, at 9.4 per 1,000 live births against 9.2 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.2 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Nicaragua ranks 116th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.