Oman vs Sao Tome and Principe: Neonatal mortality rate
Oman
0.5782 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.6404 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Oman rank
121st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
118th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Oman
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births in Oman, a difference of 0.0622 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Oman ranks 121st 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 | Oman | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5918 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.6505 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.5606 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6066 deaths per 100 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.5592 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6997 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1405 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, Oman or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Oman and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0622 deaths per 100 live births, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Oman ranks 121st 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 .