Health in Sao Tome and Principe 1,200 indicators covering health for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 3 2024 down 50.0% 167th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 4 2024 down 55.6% 167th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 4 2024 down 20.0% 165th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 6 2024 down 25.0% 164th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 13 2024 down 7.1% 165th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 26 2024 down 3.7% 164th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 9 2024 unchanged 165th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 20 2024 up 5.3% 163rd Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 18 2024 up 5.9% 159th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 33 2024 up 22.2% 162nd Number of people who are undernourished 100,000 2023 unchanged 103rd People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 35.5% 2024 up 21.0% 87th External health expenditure channeled through government 69.1% 2023 down 4.3% 41st Mental health and substance use disorders death rate by age group 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 — 1st Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 2.3% 74th Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases 19.5% 2021 unchanged 90th Expected chances of death from non-communicable diseases, by gender 20.0% 2021 up 1.0% 105th Healthy life expectancy 62.44 Years 2021 up 2.8% 95th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 19.0% 2021 down 1.0% 66th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 20.0% 2021 up 1.0% 105th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 19.5% 2021 unchanged 90th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 0.31 per 100,000 population 2021 down 31.1% 120th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.025 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 44.4% 174th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 0.59 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 31.4% 97th Suicide mortality rate, female 0.43 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 7.5% 175th Suicide mortality rate, male 1.29 per 100,000 male population 2021 up 4.9% 178th Suicide mortality rate 0.86 per 100,000 population 2021 up 4.9% 179th Nurses and midwives 2.17 per 1,000 people 2022 down 1.9% 128th HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, annual growth rate -6.52 % change on previous year 2022 down 173.9% 152nd What share of the population living with HIV are women? 51.5% 2024 up 2.4% 44th Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 98.9% 2023 down 0.7% 25th Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 0.0006 2023 up 144.0% 179th Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 0.0539 2023 down 11.9% 112th Prevalence rate of diabetes in adults 8 2014 up 11.1% 97th Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 47.2% 2023 down 32.1% 67th Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 0.0257 2023 down 39.7% 119th Child mortality rate 2.5% 2019 down 40.1% 66th Neonatal mortality rate 1.2% 2019 down 29.2% 70th Number of neonatal deaths 57 deaths 2019 down 37.4% 163rd Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 2 2020 down 21.6% 81st Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 4.79 2020 down 19.1% 84th Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 7.61 2020 down 18.5% 87th Low-birthweight babies 11.1% 2020 up 5.2% 68th Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 14.43 2022 up 7.5% 184th Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 15.92 2022 up 43.9% 63rd Prevalence of diabetes, crude 14.36 2022 up 57.3% 84th Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 15.71 2022 up 5.9% 184th Inequality in life expectancy 0.0989 2023 down 41.6% 101st Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita 0.0989 2023 down 41.6% 101st Child mortality rate by household wealth 1.31 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 46.9% 85th Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 54th Maternal mortality ratio 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 55th Maternal mortality ratio 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 55th The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 55th Number of maternal deaths by region 8.77 deaths 2020 down 21.7% 129th Maternal mortality ratio vs. births attended by skilled health staff 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 55th Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 55th Maternal deaths by income group 8.77 deaths 2020 down 21.7% 129th Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 55th Number of maternal deaths 8.77 deaths 2020 down 21.7% 129th ← Previous Page 10 of 20 Next →