What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 11.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1986.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Sao Tome and Principe: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.36 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

103rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.47 deaths per 100 live births

in 1986

All-time low

1.36 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1965–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Sao Tome and Principe, 1965–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Sao Tome and Principe is 1.36 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 11.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.36 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.06 deaths per 100 live births	8.68 deaths per 100 live births	9.54 deaths per 100 live births	5
1970s	8.82 deaths per 100 live births	8.61 deaths per 100 live births	9.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.08 deaths per 100 live births	9.15 deaths per 100 live births	11.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.27 deaths per 100 live births	8.76 deaths per 100 live births	10.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.92 deaths per 100 live births	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	8.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.53 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	3.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	1.61 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

100 Samoa 1.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
101 Brazil 1.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
102 Seychelles 1.4 deaths per 100 live births compare
104 Mongolia 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
105 Uzbekistan 1.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
106 Cook Islands 1.33 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Sao Tome and Principe

Population ages 0-14, female 36.9% (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 3,010 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,010 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,999 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2,991 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,974 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 2,934 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2,898 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2,911 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 2,844 (2025)

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Sao Tome and Principe?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Sao Tome and Principe was 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 11.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1986.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 1.36 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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