Barbados vs Sao Tome and Principe: Neonatal mortality rate
Barbados
0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.676 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Barbados rank
115th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
117th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Barbados
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.676 Deaths per 1000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0111 Deaths per 1000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Barbados ranks 115th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.37 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.64 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.27 Deaths per 1000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.9892 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.44 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.45 Deaths per 1000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.953 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.95 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1 Deaths per 1000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.8776 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.18 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.3044 Deaths per 1000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.7213 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.7237 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0023 Deaths per 1000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Barbados or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Barbados, at 0.6871 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.676 Deaths per 1000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0111 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Barbados ranks 115th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing 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
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.