Nigeria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rates at age 65
Nigeria
3.66 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
3.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria rank
19th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
18th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Nigeria
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6633 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8097 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4703 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6859 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5553 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3213 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5307 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1741 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 65, Nigeria or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Nigeria ranks 19th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th 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 65. 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.