What is mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe?

Mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mortality rates at age 25?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 6.5%

World rank

49th

of 236 countries

All-time high

1.01 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 25 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	1.01 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	1 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1952	1 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1953	1 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1954	0.9994 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1955	0.9925 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1956	0.9794 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1957	0.9511 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1958	0.9128 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
1959	0.8628 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1960	0.8072 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.5%
1961	0.75 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.1%
1962	0.6994 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.7%
1963	0.6544 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.4%
1964	0.6228 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.8%
1965	0.5903 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.2%
1966	0.5581 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1967	0.5266 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.6%
1968	0.5014 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.8%
1969	0.4809 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
1970	0.4611 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.1%
1971	0.4471 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1972	0.4354 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1973	0.4232 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1974	0.411 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1975	0.3979 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1976	0.384 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.5%
1977	0.3703 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1978	0.3564 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
1979	0.3431 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
1980	0.3333 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1981	0.325 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1982	0.317 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1983	0.3092 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1984	0.3007 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1985	0.2923 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1986	0.3816 deaths per 1,000 people	+30.6%
1987	0.2814 deaths per 1,000 people	-26.3%
1988	0.2817 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1989	0.3233 deaths per 1,000 people	+14.8%
1990	0.297 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.1%
1991	0.3004 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1992	0.3097 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.1%
1993	0.3197 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.2%
1994	0.3299 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.2%
1995	0.3393 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
1996	0.3472 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1997	0.3546 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.1%
1998	0.3596 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.4%
1999	0.3627 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
2000	0.3642 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
2001	0.3637 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
2002	0.3622 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2003	0.3603 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
2004	0.3573 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2005	0.3724 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.2%
2006	0.3635 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2007	0.3658 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
2008	0.3736 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.1%
2009	0.3777 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
2010	0.3801 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.7%
2011	0.3807 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
2012	0.376 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2013	0.369 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
2014	0.3573 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
2015	0.3456 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
2016	0.3342 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
2017	0.3239 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
2018	0.3142 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2019	0.3051 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
2020	0.2779 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.9%
2021	0.2871 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.3%
2022	0.2897 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
2023	0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.9712 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8628 deaths per 1,000 people	1.01 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	0.6191 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4809 deaths per 1,000 people	0.8072 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	0.403 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3431 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4611 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	0.3145 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2814 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3816 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.332 deaths per 1,000 people	0.297 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3627 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	0.3661 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3573 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3777 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.3486 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3051 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3807 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.2814 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2897 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

46 Mexico 0.2778 deaths per 1,000 people compare
47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people compare
48 Papua New Guinea 0.2757 deaths per 1,000 people compare
50 Malawi 0.2689 deaths per 1,000 people compare
51 El Salvador 0.2685 deaths per 1,000 people compare
52 Congo 0.2675 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe?: Mortality rates at age 25 in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2709 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mortality rates at age 25?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.