São Tomé and Principe - Infant Mortality Rate 2003
41.0
−3.2 from 2002
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate was 41.0 in 2003, decreased +3.2 from 44.2 in 2002. This was the 132nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2003▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 4th | Finland | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 5th | Sweden | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 7th | France | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 8th | Norway | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 9th | Monaco | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 10th | Czechia | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 11th | Slovenia | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 12th | San Marino | 4.0 | -7.0% |
| 13th | Germany | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 14th | Spain | 4.1 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Italy | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 16th | Austria | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 17th | Portugal | 4.3 | -8.5% |
| 18th | Belgium | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 19th | Denmark | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 20th | Greece | 4.4 | -8.3% |
| 21st | Switzerland | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Cyprus | 4.6 | -8.0% |
| 23rd | Netherlands | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 24th | Australia | 4.9 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Israel | 4.9 | -3.9% |
| 26th | Korea | 5.0 | -5.7% |
| 27th | Ireland | 5.1 | -7.3% |
| 28th | European Union | 5.3 | -3.3% |
| 29th | Canada | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| 30th | United Kingdom | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 31st | New Zealand | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Andorra | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 33rd | Cuba | 6.0 | -4.8% |
| 34th | Malta | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 35th | Croatia | 6.6 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 37th | Estonia | 6.8 | -8.1% |
| 38th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.9 | -5.5% |
| 39th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 40th | United States | 6.9 | -1.4% |
| 41st | Poland | 7.0 | -4.1% |
| 42nd | Hungary | 7.2 | -5.3% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 7.3 | -2.7% |
| 44th | Lithuania | 7.7 | -2.5% |
| 45th | Belarus | 7.8 | -8.2% |
| 46th | Brunei Darussalam | 7.9 | -1.3% |
| 47th | United Arab Emirates | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 48th | Chile | 8.0 | -2.4% |
| 49th | Serbia | 9.1 | -8.1% |
| 50th | Qatar | 9.3 | -3.1% |
| 51st | Bahrain | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 52nd | Latvia | 9.7 | -5.8% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 54th | Kuwait | 10.2 | -1.0% |
| 55th | Montenegro | 10.8 | -6.1% |
| 56th | Oman | 11.2 | -5.1% |
| 57th | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 58th | Seychelles | 12.0 | 0.8% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 12.1 | -2.4% |
| 60th | Bulgaria | 12.5 | -5.3% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 12.7 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Tonga | 12.7 | -3.1% |
| 63rd | Grenada | 12.9 | -0.8% |
| 64th | Russian Federation | 12.9 | -6.5% |
| 65th | Barbados | 13.4 | 0.8% |
| 66th | Uruguay | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 67th | Mauritius | 14.1 | -3.4% |
| 68th | British Virgin Islands | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 69th | Bahamas, The | 14.3 | 1.4% |
| 70th | Lebanon | 14.9 | -5.1% |
| 71st | Albania | 15.3 | -5.0% |
| 72nd | Ukraine | 15.3 | -4.4% |
| 73rd | Samoa | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 74th | Argentina | 15.4 | -2.5% |
| 75th | St. Lucia | 15.9 | 0.0% |
| 76th | Thailand | 16.1 | -4.7% |
| 77th | Saudi Arabia | 16.5 | -6.3% |
| 78th | Fiji | 16.8 | 0.6% |
| 79th | Romania | 16.9 | -0.6% |
| 80th | Belize | 17.9 | -2.7% |
| 81st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 17.9 | -3.8% |
| 82nd | Dominica | 18.0 | 2.9% |
| 83rd | Jamaica | 18.0 | -1.1% |
| 84th | Panama | 18.4 | -3.2% |
| 85th | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.9 | -3.1% |
| 86th | Viet Nam | 19.2 | -3.5% |
| 87th | Libya | 19.6 | -3.4% |
| 88th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.8 | 0.5% |
| 89th | Colombia | 19.9 | -2.5% |
| 90th | Palau | 20.1 | -3.4% |
| 91st | Vanuatu | 20.4 | -1.9% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 20.5 | -4.7% |
| 93rd | Mexico | 20.8 | -4.1% |
| 94th | Jordan | 20.9 | -3.2% |
| 95th | Moldova | 21.0 | -8.7% |
| 96th | Ecuador | 21.1 | -3.7% |
| 97th | El Salvador | 22.4 | -5.5% |
| 98th | Solomon Islands | 22.6 | -0.9% |
| 99th | Georgia | 23.3 | -8.3% |
| 100th | Maldives | 23.4 | -11.7% |
| 101st | China | 23.5 | -8.2% |
| 102nd | Armenia | 23.7 | -5.2% |
| 103rd | Brazil | 23.9 | -6.3% |
| 104th | West Bank and Gaza | 24.0 | -3.2% |
| 105th | Peru | 24.1 | -6.6% |
| 106th | Cabo Verde | 24.3 | -4.0% |
| 107th | Türkiye | 24.6 | -7.2% |
| 108th | Suriname | 25.0 | -2.7% |
| 109th | Trinidad and Tobago | 25.0 | -1.6% |
| 110th | Philippines | 25.9 | -1.9% |
| 111th | Honduras | 26.2 | -4.0% |
| 112th | Nicaragua | 26.2 | -5.1% |
| 113th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 26.4 | -6.0% |
| 114th | Paraguay | 27.0 | -2.2% |
| 115th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 27.3 | -52.7% |
| 116th | Kazakhstan | 29.7 | -6.3% |
| 117th | Algeria | 31.3 | -3.4% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 31.8 | -1.5% |
| 119th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 31.8 | -6.2% |
| 120th | Kosovo | 33.1 | -8.8% |
| 121st | Nauru | 33.4 | -3.7% |
| 122nd | Tuvalu | 33.6 | -2.0% |
| 123rd | Marshall Islands | 33.7 | -0.3% |
| 124th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 34.0 | -4.8% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 36.1 | -4.2% |
| 126th | Iraq | 36.4 | -1.6% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 36.6 | -3.4% |
| 128th | Mongolia | 37.4 | -7.9% |
| 129th | Kyrgyz Republic | 37.5 | -5.1% |
| 130th | Guyana | 38.7 | -2.0% |
| 131st | Morocco | 40.2 | -4.1% |
| 132nd | São Tomé and Principe | 41.0 | -7.2% |
| 133rd | Namibia | 42.6 | -2.1% |
| 134th | Botswana | 43.3 | 2.1% |
| 135th | Kiribati | 45.6 | -1.9% |
| 136th | Eritrea | 46.0 | -3.2% |
| 137th | Gabon | 46.9 | -2.9% |
| 138th | Uzbekistan | 47.6 | -5.4% |
| 139th | Azerbaijan | 47.9 | -7.4% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 48.6 | -6.0% |
| 141st | South Africa | 48.6 | 1.3% |
| 142nd | Tajikistan | 48.7 | -8.1% |
| 143rd | Bhutan | 50.3 | -6.0% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 50.9 | -5.0% |
| 145th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 50.9 | -5.2% |
| 146th | Nepal | 53.3 | -4.7% |
| 147th | Papua New Guinea | 53.4 | -1.7% |
| 148th | Kenya | 55.5 | -4.8% |
| 149th | Ghana | 56.3 | -2.9% |
| 150th | Madagascar | 58.3 | -3.8% |
| 151st | Mauritania | 58.4 | -5.5% |
| 152nd | Comoros | 58.5 | -3.3% |
| 153rd | India | 60.5 | -3.0% |
| 154th | Zimbabwe | 61.0 | 4.6% |
| 155th | Senegal | 61.8 | -6.6% |
| 156th | Haiti | 64.7 | -2.7% |
| 157th | Togo | 64.7 | -3.0% |
| 158th | Congo, Republic of | 64.8 | -5.5% |
| 159th | Cambodia | 65.0 | -9.5% |
| 160th | Sudan | 65.0 | -2.8% |
| 161st | Yemen, Republic of | 65.2 | -5.0% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 66.1 | -3.4% |
| 163rd | Myanmar | 68.8 | -2.4% |
| 164th | Tanzania | 70.7 | -6.2% |
| 165th | Timor-Leste | 72.2 | -5.0% |
| 166th | Zambia | 72.9 | -7.5% |
| 167th | Benin | 74.2 | -2.4% |
| 168th | Eswatini | 75.9 | 0.9% |
| 169th | Djibouti | 76.4 | -2.1% |
| 170th | Uganda | 76.6 | -5.9% |
| 171st | Cameroon | 76.9 | -2.4% |
| 172nd | Malawi | 77.2 | -9.3% |
| 173rd | Lao PDR | 78.4 | -3.6% |
| 174th | Lesotho | 79.2 | 0.9% |
| 175th | Rwanda | 79.5 | -10.0% |
| 176th | Burundi | 80.4 | -3.5% |
| 177th | Pakistan | 83.4 | -1.9% |
| 178th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 84.0 | -2.9% |
| 179th | Côte d'Ivoire | 85.1 | -2.5% |
| 180th | Burkina Faso | 85.9 | -2.7% |
| 181st | Guinea | 86.6 | -3.5% |
| 182nd | Nigeria | 89.1 | -3.0% |
| 183rd | Mozambique | 89.5 | -5.3% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | 91.5 | -3.2% |
| 185th | Mali | 93.4 | -3.2% |
| 186th | Niger | 94.1 | -4.9% |
| 187th | Central African Republic | 94.7 | -1.9% |
| 188th | Chad | 96.6 | -1.9% |
| 189th | Equatorial Guinea | 97.2 | -3.2% |
| 190th | Afghanistan | 100.6 | -3.1% |
| 191st | Liberia | 100.8 | -6.8% |
| 192nd | Angola | 104.0 | -3.8% |
| 193rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 104.3 | 0.0% |
| 194th | South Sudan | 105.1 | -4.1% |
| 195th | Sierra Leone | 115.4 | -2.4% |
FAQ
What was São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate in 2003?▾
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate in 2003 was 41.0. This ranked 132nd globally.
How did São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate change in 2003?▾
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate decreased by 7.2% in 2003 compared to 2002.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest infant mortality rate in 2003 at 115.4.
What is the infant mortality rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2003?▾
The infant mortality rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2003 was 41.0. This ranked 132nd globally.
How does 2003 compare to 2002 for São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate?▾
São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate went from 44.2 in 2002 to 41.0 in 2003, a 7.2% decrease.
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