Health in Sao Tome and Principe 1,223 indicators covering health for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality caused by road traffic injury 27.9 per 100,000 population 2019 up 6.5% 36th Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 12.3 per 100,000 female population 2019 up 0.8% 53rd Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 43.5 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 8.5% 24th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 88.6 2019 up 45.3% 182nd Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.8% 2024 down 20.0% 39th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 87.0% 2024 up 29.9% 127th HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 12 patients 2021 down 20.0% 106th Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 100.0% 2022 up 25.0% 1st New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 down 100.0% 124th Treatment success rate: HIV-positive TB cases 60 2023 unchanged 118th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 down 100.0% 121st Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 0 2024 down 100.0% 121st Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 0.0% 2025 — 167th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 20 2025 — 162nd Estimated number of malaria cases 7,087 2024 up 304.0% 61st Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine 1,188 one-year-olds 2023 down 42.1% 141st Contraceptive prevalence, any method 49.7% 2019 up 29.4% 75th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 8.3% 2024 up 10.7% 134th Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 — 102nd Estimated number of malaria deaths 1 2024 — 63rd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 0 2022 — 157th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 46.0% 2019 up 36.6% 58th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 210 2014 down 12.5% 164th Estimated malaria incidence 30.09 2024 up 237.5% 44th Estimated malaria mortality rate 0.4246 2024 — 52nd Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 86 2018 down 41.4% 27th 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 97 2019 up 18.7% 92nd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 3.25 2022 up 10.2% 148th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 29.9% 2022 up 19.4% 158th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 11.7% 2022 down 36.3% 77th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 14.3% 2022 — 115th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 3.9% 2022 down 41.7% 25th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 0.0% 2022 — 177th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 35.0% 2023 down 37.5% 41st Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 35 2022 down 21.4% 94th Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 83rd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 93rd Number of deaths from malaria 1 Deaths 2024 — 63rd Cholera case-fatality rate 3.4% 2008 — 14th Death rate from malaria 0.4246 Deaths 2024 — 52nd New cases of malaria per 1,000 people at risk 30.09 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 237.7% 44th Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 86.0% 2024 down 9.5% 83rd Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage 86.0% 2024 down 9.5% 83rd Death rate from unintentional poisoning 0.3 per 100,000 population 2021 down 40.0% 110th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 19.5 2021 down 2.0% 80th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 2021 down 40.0% 99th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 0.9 2021 unchanged 163rd 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 59 2021 up 25.5% 124th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 6.9 2022 down 9.2% 50th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rotavirus 3,063 one-year-olds 2023 down 35.2% 84th Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2021 — 19th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 24 2025 down 40.0% 94th ← Previous Page 18 of 21 Next →