Under-five mortality rate in São Tomé and Príncipe
The under-five mortality rate in São Tomé and Príncipe was 13.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1965.
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2024
13.6
Change from 2023
−0.5per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
37.4 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
102nd of 196
Under-five mortality rate in São Tomé and Príncipe over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | São Tomé and Príncipe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 38.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | 40.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | 41.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 42.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | 49.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 36.2 per 1,000 live births | 50.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 43.1 per 1,000 live births | 54.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 46.9 per 1,000 live births | 57.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | 62.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 60.5 per 1,000 live births | 65.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 65.7 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 71.1 per 1,000 live births | 71.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 76.7 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 82.2 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 from 14.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 25.5 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −11.9.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, São Tomé and Príncipe has the 102nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 37.4 per 1,000 live births.
More for São Tomé and Príncipe
All statistics for São Tomé and Príncipe
Infant mortality rate
9.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
75 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
69.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
63.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
60
2023 · WHO