Death rate, crude in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Death rate, crude was 5.53 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.53 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
178th
of 218 countries
All-time high
21.81 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
5.53 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 5.53 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 21.81 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.53 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.81 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 20.51 per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 19.33 per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 18.11 per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 17.1 per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 16.16 per 1,000 people | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 15.36 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 14.7 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 14.15 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 13.72 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 13.3 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 12.68 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 12.4 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 12.18 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 12.01 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 11.86 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 11.76 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 11.65 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 11.57 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 11.52 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.52 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.56 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 11.6 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 11.52 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 11.38 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 11.2 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 12.38 per 1,000 people | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 10.78 per 1,000 people | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 10.63 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 11.06 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 10.51 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 10.41 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.4 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 10.37 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.32 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 10.28 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.19 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.08 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.95 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 9.81 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 9.65 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 9.42 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.22 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.98 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.7 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.68 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.32 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 8.12 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.99 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.82 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.67 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.52 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.32 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.15 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.92 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.72 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.53 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.37 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.22 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.12 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.23 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.73 per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.57 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.53 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.1 per 1,000 people | 13.72 per 1,000 people | 21.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.09 per 1,000 people | 11.52 per 1,000 people | 13.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.36 per 1,000 people | 10.63 per 1,000 people | 12.38 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.23 per 1,000 people | 9.81 per 1,000 people | 10.51 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.69 per 1,000 people | 7.82 per 1,000 people | 9.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 per 1,000 people | 6.12 per 1,000 people | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 per 1,000 people | 5.53 per 1,000 people | 6.23 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Death rate, crude in Sao Tome and Principe was 5.53 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.81 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.53 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for death rate, crude?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.