How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of child deaths

Belize

94 deaths

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

88 deaths

in 2024

Belize rank

160th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

161st

Number of child deaths over time

Belize
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Belize currently reports 94 deaths against 88 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 6 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	415.5 deaths	304.5 deaths	111 deaths	Belize
1980s	335 deaths	434.7 deaths	99.7 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	207.1 deaths	527.8 deaths	320.7 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	156.7 deaths	353.7 deaths	197 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	120.3 deaths	168.4 deaths	48.1 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	92.2 deaths	93.6 deaths	1.4 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?: Belize, at 94 deaths against 88 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 deaths, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of child deaths?: Belize ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .