Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Samoa
14.86 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
13.55 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Samoa rank
106th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
109th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 14.86 per 1,000 live births against 13.55 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.31 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.09 per 1,000 live births | 59.23 per 1,000 live births | 39.14 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 18.56 per 1,000 live births | 25.28 per 1,000 live births | 6.72 per 1,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 15.78 per 1,000 live births | 14.77 per 1,000 live births | 1.01 per 1,000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 14.86 per 1,000 live births against 13.55 per 1,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.31 per 1,000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Samoa ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.