Which has higher number of child deaths, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 88 deaths against 82 deaths in Samoa as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

6 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa 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.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of child deaths

Samoa

82 deaths

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

88 deaths

in 2024

Samoa rank

162nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

161st

Number of child deaths over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 88 deaths against 82 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 6 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	328.2 deaths	294 deaths	34.2 deaths	Samoa
1980s	213.8 deaths	434.7 deaths	220.9 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	149 deaths	527.8 deaths	378.8 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	113.5 deaths	353.7 deaths	240.2 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	110.2 deaths	168.4 deaths	58.2 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	90 deaths	93.6 deaths	3.6 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 88 deaths against 82 deaths in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 6 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of child deaths?: Samoa ranks 162nd 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 .