Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of infant deaths
Samoa
71.0%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
61.0%
in 2023
Samoa rank
161st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
163rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 71.0% against 61.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd 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 | 350.2% | 144.8% | 205.5% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 246.4% | 176.5% | 69.9% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 164.1% | 259.3% | 95.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 115.2% | 323.8% | 208.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 225.4% | 137.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 108.9% | 20.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 63.5% | 12.2% | 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 71.0% against 61.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Samoa ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.