Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rates at age 25
Congo
0.2675 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
52nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Congo
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.2675 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo, a difference of 0.0034 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9211 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9712 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0502 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1960s | 0.6821 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6191 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.063 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.5521 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.403 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1492 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.4985 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3145 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.184 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.7204 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.332 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3884 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.4407 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3661 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0747 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3259 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3486 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0227 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.2734 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2814 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.008 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 25, Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.2675 deaths per 1,000 people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0034 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Congo ranks 52nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.