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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of neonatal deaths

Belize

69 deaths

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

57 deaths

in 2019

Belize rank

161st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

163rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Belize
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Belize currently reports 69 deaths against 57 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 12 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Belize ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	140.4 deaths	142.7 deaths	2.3 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	139.3 deaths	104.7 deaths	34.6 deaths	Belize
1970s	122.5 deaths	84.4 deaths	38.1 deaths	Belize
1980s	111.3 deaths	95.8 deaths	15.5 deaths	Belize
1990s	91.4 deaths	103.5 deaths	12.1 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	83.7 deaths	99.8 deaths	16.1 deaths	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	73.7 deaths	73.3 deaths	0.4 deaths	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?: Belize, at 69 deaths against 57 deaths in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 deaths, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Belize ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.