Health in Sao Tome and Principe 1,190 indicators covering health for Sao Tome and Principe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Fertility rate vs. child mortality 3.64 live births per woman 2023 down 20.5% 42nd Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 2.3% 2023 down 19.8% 34th Life expectancy 69.72 years 2023 up 7.4% 173rd Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria 66.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 409.3% 16th Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 0.3% 2023 down 61.0% 64th Maternal mortality ratio 75 2023 down 50.0% 76th Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.3% 2023 down 61.0% 64th Lifetime risk of maternal death 368 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 155.6% 131st Number of maternal deaths 5 2023 down 50.0% 133rd Number of maternal deaths, per capita 0 units per person 2023 down 58.2% 68th Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2021 — 57th Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.9452 index 2017 down 5.1% 192nd Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 2021 — 13th Number of maternal deaths, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 80.7% 60th Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre 2023 down 50.0% 34th Number of maternal deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 20th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 15.1 per 1,000 2024 down 3.2% 30th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 8 per 1,000 2024 down 18.4% 24th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 7.3 per 1,000 2024 down 21.5% 49th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 3.1 per 1,000 2024 down 32.6% 60th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 9.3 per 1,000 2024 down 26.2% 59th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 4.4 per 1,000 2024 down 34.3% 71st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 2 per 1,000 2024 down 39.4% 90th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 1.3 per 1,000 2024 down 40.9% 89th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 1.5 per 1,000 2024 down 51.6% 94th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 1.1 per 1,000 2024 down 50.0% 93rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 6.9 per 1,000 2024 down 28.9% 63rd Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 51.5% 2024 up 2.4% 44th Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2016 — 131st Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 39th Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred, per 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 27th Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 56th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 47th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 — 47th Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 55th Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 — 55th Maternal mortality ratio 146.24 deaths per 100,000 live births 2020 down 8.7% 56th Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2017 — 95th Prevalence of overweight 42.6% 2022 up 22.1% 136th Prevalence of overweight, male 32.7% 2022 up 16.9% 142nd Prevalence of overweight, female 52.6% 2022 up 26.1% 108th Immunization, HepB3 87.0% 2024 down 8.4% 113th HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per capita 0.0002 deaths per person 2022 down 12.2% 51st HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy 43 deaths 2022 up 4.9% 136th Live Births Surviving to Age 1 6.79 2100 down 4.6% 165th Life expectancy at birth, projections 81.63 years 2100 up 1.7% 168th Life expectancy at age 15 81.94 years 2100 up 1.7% 171st Newborns protected against tetanus 97.0% 2024 down 2.0% 18th Measles - number of reported cases 0 2021 — 143rd Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2021 — 60th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 1 2021 — 95th Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2021 — 137th Population ages 80 and above, male 610 2025 up 16.0% 201st Population ages 80 and above, female 1,105 2025 up 33.9% 199th Population ages 75-79, male 652 2025 down 3.4% 201st Population ages 75-79, female 858 2025 down 6.3% 198th Population ages 70-74, male 1,157 2025 up 33.8% 197th Population ages 70-74, female 1,358 2025 up 27.8% 194th Population ages 65-69, male 1,780 2025 up 59.9% 195th Population ages 65-69, female 1,957 2025 up 67.4% 195th ← Previous Page 4 of 20 Next →