Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 75 deaths against 72 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?

3 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of infants who die before age 1

Samoa

72 deaths

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

75 deaths

in 2023

Samoa rank

166th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

165th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 75 deaths against 72 deaths in Samoa, a difference of 3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	485.5 deaths	492.1 deaths	6.6 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	402.6 deaths	376.3 deaths	26.3 deaths	Samoa
1970s	258.2 deaths	301.6 deaths	43.4 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	175 deaths	383 deaths	208 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	123.8 deaths	386.8 deaths	263 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	94.5 deaths	278.1 deaths	183.6 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	92.7 deaths	137.6 deaths	44.9 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	78 deaths	80.5 deaths	2.5 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 75 deaths against 72 deaths in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 3 deaths, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Samoa ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.