Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
181st
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8453 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.4825 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.8453 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4825 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8453 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8136 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7841 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.752 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7246 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6954 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6692 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6455 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6219 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5906 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5703 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.553 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5417 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5286 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5176 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.508 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4977 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4872 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4854 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4825 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4994 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685 deaths per 100,000 people, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7142 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5906 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8453 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5172 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5703 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.499 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4994 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 178 Kyrgyzstan 0.5078 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 179 Algeria 0.5044 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 180 Uganda 0.4999 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 182 Bhutan 0.4865 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 183 Singapore 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 184 Tajikistan 0.4477 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.4985 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8453 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4825 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.