São Tomé and Principe - Infant Mortality Rate 2002
44.2
−3.3 from 2001
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate was 44.2 in 2002, decreased +3.3 from 47.5 in 2001. This was the 133rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2002▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 2.8 | -6.7% |
| 3rd | Japan | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 4th | Finland | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 5th | Sweden | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 7th | Norway | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 8th | France | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 9th | Monaco | 4.0 | -2.4% |
| 10th | Czechia | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 11th | Spain | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 12th | Slovenia | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 13th | Germany | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 14th | Italy | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 15th | San Marino | 4.3 | -6.5% |
| 16th | Austria | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 17th | Belgium | 4.5 | -4.3% |
| 18th | Switzerland | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 19th | Denmark | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 20th | Portugal | 4.7 | -7.8% |
| 21st | Greece | 4.8 | -5.9% |
| 22nd | Australia | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 23rd | Netherlands | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 24th | Cyprus | 5.0 | -7.4% |
| 25th | Israel | 5.1 | -5.6% |
| 26th | Canada | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Korea | 5.3 | -3.6% |
| 28th | United Kingdom | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 29th | European Union | 5.4 | -3.5% |
| 30th | Ireland | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 33rd | Cuba | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 34th | Malta | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 35th | Croatia | 6.6 | -4.3% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 37th | United States | 7.0 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.2 | -4.0% |
| 39th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.3 | -6.4% |
| 40th | Poland | 7.3 | -3.9% |
| 41st | Estonia | 7.4 | -8.6% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 7.5 | -3.8% |
| 43rd | Hungary | 7.6 | -6.2% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 7.9 | -3.7% |
| 45th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.0 | -1.2% |
| 46th | United Arab Emirates | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 47th | Chile | 8.2 | -5.7% |
| 48th | Belarus | 8.5 | -7.6% |
| 49th | Qatar | 9.6 | -4.0% |
| 50th | Bahrain | 9.7 | -4.0% |
| 51st | Serbia | 9.9 | -4.8% |
| 52nd | Kuwait | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 53rd | Latvia | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 54th | Costa Rica | 10.4 | -3.7% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 11.5 | -5.7% |
| 56th | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.6 | -2.5% |
| 57th | Oman | 11.8 | -5.6% |
| 58th | Seychelles | 11.9 | 0.8% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 12.4 | -2.4% |
| 60th | North Macedonia | 12.7 | -3.8% |
| 61st | Grenada | 13.0 | -0.8% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 13.1 | -2.2% |
| 63rd | Bulgaria | 13.2 | -4.3% |
| 64th | Barbados | 13.3 | 1.5% |
| 65th | Russian Federation | 13.8 | -6.8% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 14.0 | -2.1% |
| 67th | Bahamas, The | 14.1 | 1.4% |
| 68th | British Virgin Islands | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 69th | Mauritius | 14.6 | -5.2% |
| 70th | Samoa | 15.5 | -2.5% |
| 71st | Lebanon | 15.7 | -5.4% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 15.8 | -2.5% |
| 73rd | St. Lucia | 15.9 | 0.0% |
| 74th | Ukraine | 16.0 | -4.8% |
| 75th | Albania | 16.1 | -5.3% |
| 76th | Fiji | 16.7 | 0.6% |
| 77th | Thailand | 16.9 | -4.5% |
| 78th | Romania | 17.0 | -2.3% |
| 79th | Dominica | 17.5 | 2.9% |
| 80th | Saudi Arabia | 17.6 | -5.9% |
| 81st | Jamaica | 18.2 | -1.6% |
| 82nd | Belize | 18.4 | -3.2% |
| 83rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 18.6 | -4.1% |
| 84th | Panama | 19.0 | -3.6% |
| 85th | Syrian Arab Republic | 19.5 | -3.0% |
| 86th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.7 | 0.5% |
| 87th | Viet Nam | 19.9 | -3.9% |
| 88th | Libya | 20.3 | -2.9% |
| 89th | Colombia | 20.4 | -2.9% |
| 90th | Palau | 20.8 | -3.3% |
| 91st | Vanuatu | 20.8 | -1.4% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 21.5 | -5.3% |
| 93rd | Jordan | 21.6 | -2.7% |
| 94th | Mexico | 21.7 | -4.4% |
| 95th | Ecuador | 21.9 | -4.8% |
| 96th | Solomon Islands | 22.8 | -0.9% |
| 97th | Moldova | 23.0 | -9.4% |
| 98th | El Salvador | 23.7 | -5.2% |
| 99th | West Bank and Gaza | 24.8 | -2.7% |
| 100th | Armenia | 25.0 | -5.3% |
| 101st | Cabo Verde | 25.3 | -6.3% |
| 102nd | Georgia | 25.4 | -7.3% |
| 103rd | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.4 | -1.6% |
| 104th | Brazil | 25.5 | -6.6% |
| 105th | China | 25.6 | -7.9% |
| 106th | Suriname | 25.7 | -3.0% |
| 107th | Peru | 25.8 | -6.9% |
| 108th | Philippines | 26.4 | -1.5% |
| 109th | Maldives | 26.5 | -11.1% |
| 110th | Türkiye | 26.5 | -7.3% |
| 111th | Honduras | 27.3 | -3.9% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 27.6 | -5.5% |
| 113th | Paraguay | 27.6 | -1.8% |
| 114th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 28.1 | -5.7% |
| 115th | Kazakhstan | 31.7 | -5.9% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 32.3 | -1.8% |
| 117th | Algeria | 32.4 | -3.6% |
| 118th | Marshall Islands | 33.8 | 0.0% |
| 119th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 33.9 | 3.7% |
| 120th | Tuvalu | 34.3 | -2.0% |
| 121st | Nauru | 34.7 | -3.9% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 35.7 | -4.8% |
| 123rd | Kosovo | 36.3 | -8.6% |
| 124th | Iraq | 37.0 | -1.9% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 37.7 | -4.6% |
| 126th | Guatemala | 37.9 | -3.6% |
| 127th | Guyana | 39.5 | -2.2% |
| 128th | Kyrgyz Republic | 39.5 | -5.3% |
| 129th | Mongolia | 40.6 | -7.7% |
| 130th | Morocco | 41.9 | -3.7% |
| 131st | Botswana | 42.4 | 0.2% |
| 132nd | Namibia | 43.5 | -2.2% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 44.2 | -6.9% |
| 134th | Kiribati | 46.5 | -2.5% |
| 135th | Eritrea | 47.5 | -3.1% |
| 136th | South Africa | 48.0 | 0.8% |
| 137th | Gabon | 48.3 | -2.4% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 50.3 | -4.9% |
| 139th | Azerbaijan | 51.7 | -7.2% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 51.7 | -6.0% |
| 141st | Tajikistan | 53.0 | -7.8% |
| 142nd | Bhutan | 53.5 | -5.6% |
| 143rd | Bangladesh | 53.6 | -5.3% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 53.7 | -5.1% |
| 145th | Papua New Guinea | 54.3 | -1.6% |
| 146th | Nepal | 55.9 | -4.9% |
| 147th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 57.7 | -1.5% |
| 148th | Ghana | 58.0 | -3.0% |
| 149th | Kenya | 58.3 | -4.7% |
| 150th | Zimbabwe | 58.3 | -4.6% |
| 151st | Comoros | 60.5 | -3.5% |
| 152nd | Madagascar | 60.6 | -3.8% |
| 153rd | Mauritania | 61.8 | -4.8% |
| 154th | India | 62.4 | -3.0% |
| 155th | Senegal | 66.2 | -6.0% |
| 156th | Haiti | 66.5 | -2.9% |
| 157th | Togo | 66.7 | -2.9% |
| 158th | Sudan | 66.9 | -2.9% |
| 159th | Gambia, The | 68.4 | -3.4% |
| 160th | Congo, Republic of | 68.6 | -4.1% |
| 161st | Yemen, Republic of | 68.6 | -5.1% |
| 162nd | Myanmar | 70.5 | -2.5% |
| 163rd | Cambodia | 71.8 | -9.6% |
| 164th | Eswatini | 75.2 | 1.2% |
| 165th | Tanzania | 75.4 | -6.2% |
| 166th | Benin | 76.0 | -2.3% |
| 167th | Timor-Leste | 76.0 | -4.9% |
| 168th | Djibouti | 78.0 | -1.9% |
| 169th | Lesotho | 78.5 | 0.3% |
| 170th | Cameroon | 78.8 | -2.6% |
| 171st | Zambia | 78.8 | -6.9% |
| 172nd | Lao PDR | 81.3 | -3.3% |
| 173rd | Uganda | 81.4 | -5.2% |
| 174th | Burundi | 83.3 | -3.3% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 85.0 | -2.3% |
| 176th | Malawi | 85.1 | -8.6% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 86.5 | -2.8% |
| 178th | Côte d'Ivoire | 87.3 | -2.3% |
| 179th | Burkina Faso | 88.3 | -2.4% |
| 180th | Rwanda | 88.3 | -9.9% |
| 181st | Guinea | 89.7 | -3.8% |
| 182nd | Nigeria | 91.9 | -2.9% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | 94.5 | -3.1% |
| 184th | Mozambique | 94.5 | -5.6% |
| 185th | Central African Republic | 96.5 | -1.8% |
| 186th | Mali | 96.5 | -3.2% |
| 187th | Chad | 98.5 | -1.8% |
| 188th | Niger | 99.0 | -4.4% |
| 189th | Equatorial Guinea | 100.4 | -2.9% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 103.8 | -3.0% |
| 191st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 192nd | Angola | 108.1 | -3.4% |
| 193rd | Liberia | 108.2 | -6.7% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 109.6 | -3.9% |
| 195th | Sierra Leone | 118.2 | -2.2% |
FAQ
What was São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate in 2002?▾
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate in 2002 was 44.2. This ranked 133rd globally.
How did São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate change in 2002?▾
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate decreased by 6.9% in 2002 compared to 2001.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2002?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2002 at 118.2.
What is the infant mortality rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2002?▾
The infant mortality rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2002 was 44.2. This ranked 133rd globally.
How does 2002 compare to 2001 for São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate?▾
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate went from 47.5 in 2001 to 44.2 in 2002, a 6.9% decrease.
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