British Virgin Islands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Neonatal mortality rate
British Virgin Islands
0.6436 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.6404 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
117th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
118th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0032 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 117th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th 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 | British Virgin Islands | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.8578 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.8082 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3591 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.6855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6997 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0142 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, British Virgin Islands or Sao Tome and Principe?
- British Virgin Islands, at 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0032 deaths per 100 live births, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 117th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .