Colombia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Neonatal mortality rate
Colombia
0.6264 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.6404 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
119th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
118th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Colombia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6264 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia, a difference of 0.014 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 119th 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 | Colombia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7737 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8729 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7709 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.8631 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3041 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.6714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6997 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0283 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, Colombia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6264 deaths per 100 live births in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.014 deaths per 100 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Colombia ranks 119th 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 .