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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Finland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of child deaths

Finland

104 deaths

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

88 deaths

in 2024

Finland rank

159th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

161st

Number of child deaths over time

Finland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Finland currently reports 104 deaths against 88 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 16 deaths.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	802.5 deaths	294 deaths	508.5 deaths	Finland
1980s	480.1 deaths	434.7 deaths	45.4 deaths	Finland
1990s	342.8 deaths	527.8 deaths	185 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	215.7 deaths	353.7 deaths	138 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	145.4 deaths	168.4 deaths	23 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	108.8 deaths	93.6 deaths	15.2 deaths	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Finland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Finland, at 104 deaths against 88 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 16 deaths, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of child deaths?: Finland ranks 159th 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 .