Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of infant deaths
Samoa
67 deaths
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
60 deaths
in 2024
Samoa rank
162nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
164th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 67 deaths against 60 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 7 deaths.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 351 deaths | 145.5 deaths | 205.5 deaths | Samoa |
| 1970s | 248.2 deaths | 177.8 deaths | 70.4 deaths | Samoa |
| 1980s | 164.7 deaths | 261.6 deaths | 96.9 deaths | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 115.4 deaths | 324.6 deaths | 209.2 deaths | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 87.7 deaths | 225.2 deaths | 137.5 deaths | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 88.4 deaths | 109.1 deaths | 20.7 deaths | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 73.4 deaths | 63 deaths | 10.4 deaths | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 67 deaths against 60 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 7 deaths, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Samoa ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th 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 Number of infant deaths. 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 under 1 .