Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Sao Tome and Principe

Under-five mortality rate in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 13.6 per 1,000. Ranked 95 in the world out of 196. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 85.7%.

2024 13.6 per 1,000 −3.55% vs 2023
World rank 95of 196
Period maximum 114.8 per 1,0001986
Period minimum 13.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1965–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Sao Tome and Principe, 1965–2024050100150196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 95.4 per 1,0001966: 92.6 per 1,0001967: 90.1 per 1,0001968: 88 per 1,0001969: 86.8 per 1,0001970: 86.1 per 1,0001971: 86.2 per 1,0001972: 86.7 per 1,0001973: 87.3 per 1,0001974: 88 per 1,0001975: 88.6 per 1,0001976: 89.2 per 1,0001977: 89.6 per 1,0001978: 90.1 per 1,0001979: 90.7 per 1,0001980: 91.5 per 1,0001981: 92.8 per 1,0001982: 94.4 per 1,0001983: 96.2 per 1,0001984: 98.5 per 1,0001985: 100.7 per 1,0001986: 114.8 per 1,0001987: 104.8 per 1,0001988: 106.4 per 1,0001989: 107.7 per 1,0001990: 108.7 per 1,0001991: 109.4 per 1,0001992: 109.4 per 1,0001993: 108.7 per 1,0001994: 107.2 per 1,0001995: 104.7 per 1,0001996: 101.4 per 1,0001997: 97.4 per 1,0001998: 92.7 per 1,0001999: 87.6 per 1,0002000: 82.2 per 1,0002001: 76.7 per 1,0002002: 71.1 per 1,0002003: 65.7 per 1,0002004: 60.5 per 1,0002005: 55.7 per 1,0002006: 51.1 per 1,0002007: 46.9 per 1,0002008: 43.1 per 1,0002009: 39.5 per 1,0002010: 36.2 per 1,0002011: 33.2 per 1,0002012: 30.4 per 1,0002013: 27.9 per 1,0002014: 25.5 per 1,0002015: 23.3 per 1,0002016: 21.3 per 1,0002017: 19.6 per 1,0002018: 18.2 per 1,0002019: 17.1 per 1,0002020: 16.1 per 1,0002021: 15.3 per 1,0002022: 14.7 per 1,0002023: 14.1 per 1,0002024: 13.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −81.8 (−85.74%) Average annual rate: -3.25 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 13.6 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 71.2 per 1,000
Middle Africa computed 77.3 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 13.6 −0.5 −3.55%
2023 14.1 −0.6 −4.08%
2022 14.7 −0.6 −3.92%
2021 15.3 −0.8 −4.97%
2020 16.1 −1 −5.85%
2019 17.1 −1.1 −6.04%
2018 18.2 −1.4 −7.14%
2017 19.6 −1.7 −7.98%
2016 21.3 −2 −8.58%
2015 23.3 −2.2 −8.63%
2014 25.5 −2.4 −8.6%
2013 27.9 −2.5 −8.22%
2012 30.4 −2.8 −8.43%
2011 33.2 −3 −8.29%
2010 36.2 −3.3 −8.35%
2009 39.5 −3.6 −8.35%
2008 43.1 −3.8 −8.1%
2007 46.9 −4.2 −8.22%
2006 51.1 −4.6 −8.26%
2005 55.7 −4.8 −7.93%
2004 60.5 −5.2 −7.91%
2003 65.7 −5.4 −7.59%
2002 71.1 −5.6 −7.3%
2001 76.7 −5.5 −6.69%
2000 82.2 −5.4 −6.16%
1999 87.6 −5.1 −5.5%
1998 92.7 −4.7 −4.83%
1997 97.4 −4 −3.94%
1996 101.4 −3.3 −3.15%
1995 104.7 −2.5 −2.33%
1994 107.2 −1.5 −1.38%
1993 108.7 −0.7 −0.64%
1992 109.4 +0 +0%
1991 109.4 +0.7 +0.64%
1990 108.7 +1 +0.93%
1989 107.7 +1.3 +1.22%
1988 106.4 +1.6 +1.53%
1987 104.8 −10 −8.71%
1986 114.8 +14.1 +14%
1985 100.7 +2.2 +2.23%
1984 98.5 +2.3 +2.39%
1983 96.2 +1.8 +1.91%
1982 94.4 +1.6 +1.72%
1981 92.8 +1.3 +1.42%
1980 91.5 +0.8 +0.88%
1979 90.7 +0.6 +0.67%
1978 90.1 +0.5 +0.56%
1977 89.6 +0.4 +0.45%
1976 89.2 +0.6 +0.68%
1975 88.6 +0.6 +0.68%
1974 88 +0.7 +0.8%
1973 87.3 +0.6 +0.69%
1972 86.7 +0.5 +0.58%
1971 86.2 +0.1 +0.12%
1970 86.1 −0.7 −0.81%
1969 86.8 −1.2 −1.36%
1968 88 −2.1 −2.33%
1967 90.1 −2.5 −2.7%
1966 92.6 −2.8 −2.94%
1965 95.4

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.