Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0417 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe is 0.0417 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.2677 units per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0417 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1281 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1437 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.15 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1552 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1604 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1802 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1875 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1948 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2021 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2104 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2469 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2281 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2365 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2458 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2542 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2615 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2656 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2677 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2646 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2594 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2417 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2313 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2198 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2083 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1958 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1844 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1615 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.151 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1313 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1135 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0969 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0802 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0729 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0594 units per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0542 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0417 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0417 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1419 units per square kilometre | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | 0.1667 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2105 units per square kilometre | 0.1729 units per square kilometre | 0.2469 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2564 units per square kilometre | 0.2313 units per square kilometre | 0.2677 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1689 units per square kilometre | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | 0.2198 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | 0.05 units per square kilometre | 0.1135 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 46 Mozambique 0.0442 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0441 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Niger 0.0441 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Mauritius 0.0411 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Zimbabwe 0.0362 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 Eswatini 0.0351 units per square kilometre 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0417 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2677 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0417 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 49th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.