Number of under-five deaths in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of under-five deaths was 88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 88 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 551 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 88, in 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 248 | — |
| 1971 | 256 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 265 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 276 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 287 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 299 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 310 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 321 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 333 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 345 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 358 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 373 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 387 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 402 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 418 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 435 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 507 | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 471 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 489 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 507 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 523 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 539 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 548 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 551 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 549 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 543 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 533 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 517 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 498 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 477 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 455 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 432 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 409 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 385 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 362 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 339 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 318 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 298 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 279 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 260 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 241 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 224 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 207 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 190 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 173 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 157 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 141 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 127 | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 116 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 108 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 101 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 96 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 88 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 294 | 248 | 345 | 10 |
| 1980s | 434.7 | 358 | 507 | 10 |
| 1990s | 527.8 | 477 | 551 | 10 |
| 2000s | 353.7 | 260 | 455 | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.4 | 108 | 241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6 | 88 | 101 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of under-five deaths in Sao Tome and Principe was 88 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 551 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.