Sao Tome and Principe vs Turkmenistan: Neonatal mortality rate

Sao Tome and Principe
1.2%
in 2019
Turkmenistan
1.3%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe rank
70th
Turkmenistan rank
68th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.7% 3.9% 0.8% Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 3.4% 3.1% 0.3% Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 2.5% 2.6% 0.1% Turkmenistan
1980s 2.3% 2.3% 0.1% Turkmenistan
1990s 2.1% 2.2% 0.2% Turkmenistan
2000s 1.8% 2.2% 0.3% Turkmenistan
2010s 1.5% 1.6% 0.1% Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Sao Tome and Principe or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan?
0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Turkmenistan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.