Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.2709 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.2709 for mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 age 25 by sex in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1.01 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2709, 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 age 25 by sex in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.01 | — |
| 1951 | 1 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.9994 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9925 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.9794 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.9511 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.9128 | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 0.8628 | -5.5% |
| 1960 | 0.8072 | -6.5% |
| 1961 | 0.75 | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 0.6994 | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6544 | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6228 | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5903 | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5581 | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5266 | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5014 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4809 | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4611 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4471 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4354 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4232 | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.411 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3979 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.384 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3703 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3564 | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3431 | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3333 | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.325 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.317 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3092 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3007 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2923 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3816 | +30.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2814 | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2817 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3233 | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 0.297 | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3004 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3097 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3197 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3299 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3393 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3472 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3546 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3596 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3627 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3642 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3637 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3622 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3603 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3573 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3724 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3635 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3658 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3736 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3777 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3801 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3807 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.376 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.369 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3573 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3456 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3342 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3239 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3142 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3051 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2779 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2871 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2897 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2709 | -6.5% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.2709 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2668, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.2709 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3229, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +30.6% | 0.2923 | 0.3816 |
| 1987 | -26.3% | 0.3816 | 0.2814 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9712 | 0.8628 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6191 | 0.4809 | 0.8072 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.403 | 0.3431 | 0.4611 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3145 | 0.2814 | 0.3816 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.332 | 0.297 | 0.3627 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3661 | 0.3573 | 0.3777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3486 | 0.3051 | 0.3807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2814 | 0.2709 | 0.2897 | 4 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 15 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.2709 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2709 in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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