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São Tomé and Principe - Infant Mortality Rate 2023

Name: São Tomé and Principe Infant Mortality Rate 2023
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Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank

9.4 −0.4 from 2022 Global rank: 80th

São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate was 9.4 in 2023, decreased +0.4 from 9.8 in 2022. This was the 80th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023▾

Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2023
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	San Marino	1.4	0.0%
2nd	Estonia	1.6	-5.9%
3rd	Singapore	1.7	-5.6%
4th	Finland	1.8	0.0%
5th	Japan	1.8	0.0%
6th	Slovenia	1.8	-5.3%
7th	Belarus	1.9	-5.0%
8th	Iceland	1.9	-5.0%
9th	Norway	1.9	0.0%
10th	Luxembourg	2.0	0.0%
11th	Sweden	2.0	0.0%
12th	Czechia	2.1	-4.5%
13th	Montenegro	2.1	-4.5%
14th	Italy	2.3	-4.2%
15th	Korea	2.3	-4.2%
16th	Monaco	2.3	0.0%
17th	Andorra	2.5	-3.8%
18th	Latvia	2.5	-7.4%
19th	Austria	2.6	-3.7%
20th	Spain	2.6	0.0%
21st	Portugal	2.6	0.0%
22nd	Israel	2.7	0.0%
23rd	Lithuania	2.8	-3.4%
24th	North Macedonia	2.8	-22.2%
25th	Cyprus	2.9	3.6%
26th	Belgium	3.0	-3.2%
27th	Denmark	3.0	-3.2%
28th	Australia	3.1	-3.1%
29th	Germany	3.1	0.0%
30th	European Union	3.2	-0.5%
31st	Greece	3.2	-3.0%
32nd	Hungary	3.2	0.0%
33rd	France	3.4	0.0%
34th	Ireland	3.4	3.0%
35th	Switzerland	3.5	0.0%
36th	Netherlands	3.5	0.0%
37th	Poland	3.7	0.0%
38th	Russian Federation	3.7	-5.1%
39th	Croatia	3.9	0.0%
40th	United Arab Emirates	4.0	-4.8%
41st	United Kingdom	4.0	2.6%
42nd	New Zealand	4.0	-2.4%
43rd	Turks and Caicos Islands	4.0	-2.4%
44th	Canada	4.4	-2.2%
45th	China	4.5	-6.3%
46th	Serbia	4.5	0.0%
47th	Malta	4.8	-4.0%
48th	Qatar	4.9	-2.0%
49th	Saudi Arabia	4.9	-3.9%
50th	Bulgaria	5.0	-2.0%
51st	Maldives	5.0	-5.7%
52nd	Slovak Republic	5.1	2.0%
53rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.3	-3.6%
54th	Sri Lanka	5.3	-3.6%
55th	Romania	5.4	0.0%
56th	Uruguay	5.5	-1.8%
57th	United States	5.5	0.0%
58th	Chile	6.2	5.1%
59th	Cuba	6.6	4.8%
60th	Malaysia	6.8	1.5%
61st	Bahrain	7.2	2.9%
62nd	Antigua and Barbuda	7.3	-2.7%
63rd	Kazakhstan	7.6	-1.3%
64th	Kuwait	7.6	0.0%
65th	Ukraine	7.8	-2.5%
66th	Georgia	8.0	-1.2%
67th	Thailand	8.0	-3.6%
68th	Tonga	8.0	-2.4%
69th	Argentina	8.2	-1.2%
70th	Brunei Darussalam	8.2	-1.2%
71st	Albania	8.3	0.0%
72nd	Nauru	8.3	-5.7%
73rd	Kosovo	8.3	-4.6%
74th	Oman	8.4	-1.2%
75th	Armenia	8.9	-4.3%
76th	Türkiye	9.1	13.8%
77th	Costa Rica	9.2	4.5%
78th	El Salvador	9.2	-3.2%
79th	Barbados	9.3	-3.1%
80th	São Tomé and Principe	9.4	-4.1%
81st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	9.9	-3.9%
82nd	Nicaragua	10.3	-3.7%
83rd	Panama	10.6	-4.5%
84th	Tunisia	10.6	-7.8%
85th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	10.7	-2.7%
86th	Belize	10.8	-0.9%
87th	Mexico	10.8	-2.7%
88th	Colombia	10.9	-3.5%
89th	Cabo Verde	11.0	-4.3%
90th	Ecuador	11.1	-0.9%
91st	Bahamas, The	11.4	-1.7%
92nd	Mongolia	11.4	-1.7%
93rd	British Virgin Islands	11.6	-3.3%
94th	Jordan	12.2	-3.2%
95th	Brazil	12.5	-0.8%
96th	Uzbekistan	12.7	-3.1%
97th	Samoa	12.8	-2.3%
98th	Seychelles	13.1	-1.5%
99th	Azerbaijan	13.3	-5.7%
100th	Honduras	13.3	-2.9%
101st	Moldova	13.5	-0.7%
102nd	Mauritius	13.5	-2.2%
103rd	Peru	13.5	-2.2%
104th	Viet Nam	14.0	-2.1%
105th	Vanuatu	14.2	-1.4%
106th	St. Kitts and Nevis	14.3	-2.7%
107th	St. Lucia	14.3	-0.7%
108th	West Bank and Gaza	14.3	16.3%
109th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	14.5	1.4%
110th	Kyrgyz Republic	14.9	-1.3%
111th	Paraguay	15.1	-3.2%
112th	Suriname	15.2	-3.2%
113th	Morocco	15.5	-3.1%
114th	Libya	15.9	89.3%
115th	Lebanon	16.0	6.0%
116th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	16.1	-3.6%
117th	Solomon Islands	16.5	-2.9%
118th	Grenada	16.7	-1.2%
119th	Indonesia	17.0	-2.9%
120th	Tuvalu	17.1	-3.4%
121st	Trinidad and Tobago	17.2	-2.3%
122nd	Guatemala	17.9	-2.7%
123rd	Jamaica	18.3	0.0%
124th	Bhutan	18.5	-3.1%
125th	Syrian Arab Republic	19.0	-2.6%
126th	Palau	19.1	-2.1%
127th	Algeria	19.7	-1.5%
128th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	20.0	-3.4%
129th	Cambodia	20.3	-3.8%
130th	Micronesia, Federated States of	20.8	-3.3%
131st	Iraq	20.8	-3.3%
132nd	Philippines	22.1	-1.3%
133rd	Tajikistan	22.9	-0.9%
134th	Nepal	23.3	-3.7%
135th	Marshall Islands	23.5	-3.3%
136th	Fiji	23.8	1.3%
137th	Guyana	23.8	-3.3%
138th	Bangladesh	24.4	0.0%
139th	South Africa	24.4	-0.4%
140th	India	24.5	-4.3%
141st	Eritrea	25.5	-3.4%
142nd	Gabon	26.5	-2.6%
143rd	Congo, Republic of	27.6	-3.2%
144th	Uganda	27.6	-3.8%
145th	Ghana	28.2	-3.4%
146th	Dominican Republic	28.4	-2.4%
147th	Malawi	29.4	-3.6%
148th	Tanzania	29.9	-4.2%
149th	Senegal	30.2	-3.8%
150th	Rwanda	30.5	-1.0%
151st	Zambia	30.9	-4.0%
152nd	Mauritania	31.0	-3.1%
153rd	Turkmenistan	31.2	-2.5%
154th	Burundi	31.5	-2.8%
155th	Papua New Guinea	32.0	-3.0%
156th	Dominica	33.1	1.2%
157th	Gambia, The	33.8	-3.2%
158th	Myanmar	34.1	-3.1%
159th	Kenya	34.7	-3.1%
160th	Yemen, Republic of	34.7	-2.8%
161st	Lao PDR	35.2	-3.3%
162nd	Comoros	35.7	-3.0%
163rd	Togo	35.9	-2.7%
164th	Timor-Leste	35.9	-2.7%
165th	Botswana	38.2	-2.6%
166th	Angola	38.3	-3.3%
167th	Namibia	38.4	-3.3%
168th	Sudan	39.2	-2.7%
169th	Kiribati	39.7	-2.2%
170th	Haiti	40.3	-2.9%
171st	Zimbabwe	40.6	-3.8%
172nd	Cameroon	41.2	-3.1%
173rd	Guinea-Bissau	43.1	-2.7%
174th	Eswatini	43.5	-2.5%
175th	Madagascar	44.2	-1.1%
176th	Djibouti	44.4	-3.3%
177th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	44.5	-2.8%
178th	Burkina Faso	44.8	-2.8%
179th	Mozambique	45.4	-2.4%
180th	Benin	46.4	-2.7%
181st	Côte d'Ivoire	46.6	-2.7%
182nd	Equatorial Guinea	49.1	-3.5%
183rd	Pakistan	50.1	-3.3%
184th	Afghanistan	50.4	-3.1%
185th	Liberia	52.6	-2.4%
186th	Lesotho	55.4	-3.8%
187th	Sierra Leone	56.2	-3.1%
188th	Mali	57.6	-2.4%
189th	Chad	58.7	-2.7%
190th	Nigeria	60.1	-2.4%
191st	Central African Republic	60.4	-68.1%
192nd	Guinea	61.5	-2.5%
193rd	Niger	67.4	-1.3%
194th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	67.8	-24.6%
195th	South Sudan	72.6	0.0%

FAQ

What was São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate in 2023?▾

São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate in 2023 was 9.4. This ranked 80th globally.

How did São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate change in 2023?▾

São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate decreased by 4.1% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2023?▾

South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2023 at 72.6.

What is the infant mortality rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2023?▾

The infant mortality rate of São Tomé and Principe in 2023 was 9.4. This ranked 80th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate?▾

São Tomé and Principe's infant mortality rate went from 9.8 in 2022 to 9.4 in 2023, a 4.1% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

São Tomé and Principe matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2023. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). View full analysis →

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