Number of under-five deaths, female in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Number of under-five deaths, female was 39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Sao Tome and Principe, 1970–2024
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 39 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 257 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2024.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 115 | — |
| 1971 | 118 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 123 | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 128 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 133 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 138 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 144 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 149 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 154 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 160 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 166 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 173 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 180 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 187 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 194 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 202 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 237 | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 219 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 227 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 236 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 244 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 251 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 255 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 257 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 256 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 254 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 249 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 241 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 232 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 222 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 211 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 188 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 177 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 166 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 155 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 145 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 135 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 126 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 118 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 109 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 101 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 93 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 85 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 77 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 70 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 63 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 57 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 52 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 39 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136.2 | 115 | 160 | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.1 | 166 | 237 | 10 |
| 1990s | 246.1 | 222 | 257 | 10 |
| 2000s | 162.1 | 118 | 211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5 | 48 | 109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6 | 39 | 45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More education data for Sao Tome and Principe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Sao Tome and Principe was 39 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 257 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2024.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.