Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rate, neonatal
Samoa
5.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
6.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Samoa rank
120th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in Samoa, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 120th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 197 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 10.86 per 1,000 live births | 24.78 per 1,000 live births | 13.92 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 19.57 per 1,000 live births | 11.67 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 7.31 per 1,000 live births | 11.69 per 1,000 live births | 4.38 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 7 per 1,000 live births | 0.8 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.8 per 1,000 live births in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Samoa ranks 120th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.