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Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) was 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6404 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
118th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.74 deaths per 100 live births
in 1986
All-time low
0.6404 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
40
1985–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Sao Tome and Principe, 1985–2024

0.511.522.51985200420241985: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1986: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1987: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1988: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1989: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1990: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1991: 2.7 deaths per 100 live births1992: 2.6 deaths per 100 live births1993: 2.6 deaths per 100 live births1994: 2.5 deaths per 100 live births1995: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births1996: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births1997: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births1998: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births1999: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births2000: 2.2 deaths per 100 live births2001: 2.2 deaths per 100 live births2002: 2.1 deaths per 100 live births2003: 2 deaths per 100 live births2004: 2 deaths per 100 live births2005: 1.9 deaths per 100 live births2006: 1.9 deaths per 100 live births2007: 1.8 deaths per 100 live births2008: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births2009: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births2010: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births2011: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2012: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births2013: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2014: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births2015: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births2016: 1 deaths per 100 live births2017: 0.928 deaths per 100 live births2018: 0.863 deaths per 100 live births2019: 0.808 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.765 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.729 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.698 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.667 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.64 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 2.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1985 2.7 deaths per 100 live births —
1986 2.74 deaths per 100 live births +1.5%
1987 2.73 deaths per 100 live births -0.2%
1988 2.73 deaths per 100 live births -0.1%
1989 2.72 deaths per 100 live births -0.4%
1990 2.7 deaths per 100 live births -0.6%
1991 2.67 deaths per 100 live births -1.1%
1992 2.63 deaths per 100 live births -1.5%
1993 2.58 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
1994 2.5 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
1995 2.44 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
1996 2.38 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
1997 2.33 deaths per 100 live births -2.0%
1998 2.29 deaths per 100 live births -1.6%
1999 2.26 deaths per 100 live births -1.4%
2000 2.22 deaths per 100 live births -1.9%
2001 2.17 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
2002 2.11 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
2003 2.05 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
2004 1.99 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
2005 1.93 deaths per 100 live births -3.1%
2006 1.87 deaths per 100 live births -3.1%
2007 1.81 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
2008 1.74 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
2009 1.68 deaths per 100 live births -3.7%
2010 1.61 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
2011 1.5 deaths per 100 live births -6.9%
2012 1.39 deaths per 100 live births -7.3%
2013 1.29 deaths per 100 live births -7.3%
2014 1.19 deaths per 100 live births -7.4%
2015 1.1 deaths per 100 live births -8.0%
2016 1.01 deaths per 100 live births -7.9%
2017 0.9281 deaths per 100 live births -8.0%
2018 0.8627 deaths per 100 live births -7.0%
2019 0.8085 deaths per 100 live births -6.3%
2020 0.7647 deaths per 100 live births -5.4%
2021 0.7292 deaths per 100 live births -4.6%
2022 0.6976 deaths per 100 live births -4.3%
2023 0.6666 deaths per 100 live births -4.4%
2024 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births -3.9%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.81 deaths per 100 live births, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 deaths per 100 live births, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 2.7 deaths per 100 live births 2.74 deaths per 100 live births 5
1990s 2.48 deaths per 100 live births 2.26 deaths per 100 live births 2.7 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 1.96 deaths per 100 live births 1.68 deaths per 100 live births 2.22 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 1.17 deaths per 100 live births 0.8085 deaths per 100 live births 1.61 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 0.6997 deaths per 100 live births 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births 0.7647 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 115 Barbados 0.6629 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 116 Peru 0.6517 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 117 British Virgin Islands 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 119 Colombia 0.6264 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 120 Samoa 0.5839 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 121 Oman 0.5782 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Sao Tome and Principe?
Neonatal mortality rate in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 2.74 deaths per 100 live births in 1986.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6404 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .