Mexico vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rate, under-5

Mexico
13.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
13.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
105th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
102nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Mexico
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 13.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 105th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 118.78 per 1,000 live births 90.58 per 1,000 live births 28.2 per 1,000 live births Mexico
1970s 90.64 per 1,000 live births 88.25 per 1,000 live births 2.39 per 1,000 live births Mexico
1980s 58.71 per 1,000 live births 100.78 per 1,000 live births 42.07 per 1,000 live births Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 36.32 per 1,000 live births 102.72 per 1,000 live births 66.4 per 1,000 live births Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 22.91 per 1,000 live births 59.25 per 1,000 live births 36.34 per 1,000 live births Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 16.87 per 1,000 live births 25.27 per 1,000 live births 8.4 per 1,000 live births Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 13.82 per 1,000 live births 14.76 per 1,000 live births 0.94 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, under-5, Mexico or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 13.6 per 1,000 live births against 13.1 per 1,000 live births in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Mexico ranks 105th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd 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, under-5 (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.