Neonatal mortality ihme in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Neonatal mortality ihme was 1.21 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.21
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
70th
of 201 countries
All-time high
4.91
in 1957
All-time low
1.21
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Sao Tome and Principe, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 1.21 for neonatal mortality ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4.91 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2019.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality ihme in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.71 | — |
| 1951 | 4.75 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 4.75 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 4.75 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 4.74 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 4.76 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.78 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.91 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 4.72 | -3.9% |
| 1959 | 4.45 | -5.7% |
| 1960 | 4.21 | -5.4% |
| 1961 | 3.98 | -5.5% |
| 1962 | 3.71 | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 3.55 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 3.33 | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 3.16 | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 3.17 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.04 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 2.98 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.88 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.8 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.69 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 2.62 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.5 | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 2.48 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.43 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.36 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.31 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.27 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.29 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.26 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.3 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.29 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 2.33 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.35 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.28 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 2.76 | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 2.15 | -22.1% |
| 1988 | 2.1 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.14 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.07 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.04 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.06 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.06 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.06 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.07 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.01 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.95 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.84 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.84 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.71 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.65 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.63 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.61 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.47 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.41 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.35 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.21 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.73 | 4.45 | 4.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.4 | 2.88 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.48 | 2.27 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.06 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.71 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 1.21 | 1.65 | 10 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 793.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 15 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1858 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1887 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality ihme in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.21 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 in 1957.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2019.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 70th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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