Number of infant deaths, male in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of infant deaths, male was 34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1966–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 34 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 187 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 83 | — |
| 1967 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 93 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 101 | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 104 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 108 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 113 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 117 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 121 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 125 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 130 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 135 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 141 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 146 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 161 | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 159 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 166 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 172 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 178 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 184 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 186 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 187 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 186 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 184 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 182 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 177 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 171 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 165 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 159 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 152 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 145 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 138 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 129 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 122 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 115 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 108 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 102 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 95 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 82 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 76 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 69 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 63 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 57 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 51 | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 43 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 38 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 34 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.25 | 80 | 83 | 4 |
| 1970s | 99.1 | 82 | 117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.6 | 121 | 172 | 10 |
| 1990s | 180 | 165 | 187 | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.5 | 95 | 159 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5 | 40 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4 | 34 | 38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 163 Cape Verde 38 compare
- 163 Samoa 38 compare
- 165 Lithuania 34 compare
- 167 Cyprus 33 compare
- 168 Micronesia, Federated States of 30 compare
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,544 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,458 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,769 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,875 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,172 (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1796 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 34 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 187 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.