Sao Tome and Principe vs South Sudan: Mortality rates at age 65
Sao Tome and Principe
3.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
3.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
18th
South Sudan rank
21st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7995 deaths per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1213 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2346 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, Sao Tome and Principe or South Sudan?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th and South Sudan ranks 21st 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.