Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rates at age 25
Papua New Guinea
0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
48th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
49th
Mortality rates at age 25 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0048 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9712 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2007 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.8383 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6191 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2192 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.5842 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.403 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1813 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.4519 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3145 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1373 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3924 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.332 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0604 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3536 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3661 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0124 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.3114 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3486 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0372 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.2758 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2814 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0055 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, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 25 between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0048 deaths per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mortality rates at age 25?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 48th 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.