Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Finland or Sao Tome and Principe?

Finland, at 104 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of under-five deaths

Finland

104

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

in 2024

Finland rank

161st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

163rd

Number of under-five deaths over time

Finland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Finland currently reports 104 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 16.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	802.5	294	508.5	Finland
1980s	480.1	434.7	45.4	Finland
1990s	342.8	527.8	185	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	215.7	353.7	138	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	145.4	168.4	23	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	108.8	93.6	15.2	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Finland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Finland, at 104 against 88 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 16, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Finland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Finland ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.