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Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

Name: Sao Tome and Principe: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Creator: World Health Organization
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9.20per 1,000 live births · 2024-44.6% since 2014

Probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for Sao Tome and Principe from 1965 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

Year	Value (per 1,000 live births)	Note
2024	9.2
2023	9.5
2022	9.9
2021	10.3
2020	10.8
2019	11.3
2018	12
2017	12.9
2016	14
2015	15.2
2014	16.6
2013	18.1
2012	19.6
2011	21.3
2010	23.2
2009	25.2
2008	27.3
2007	29.6
2006	32.1
2005	34.9
2004	37.8
2003	40.9
2002	44.1
2001	47.4
2000	50.7
1999	53.9
1998	56.8
1997	59.6
1996	61.9
1995	63.7
1994	65.1
1993	65.9
1992	66.2
1991	66.1
1990	65.5
1989	64.8
1988	63.8
1987	62.7
1986	65.2
1985	60
1984	58.6
1983	57.2
1982	56
1981	54.9
1980	54.1
1979	53.6
1978	53.2
1977	52.8
1976	52.5
1975	52.1
1974	51.7
1973	51.3
1972	50.9
1971	50.6
1970	50.5
1969	50.9
1968	51.6
1967	52.9
1966	54.4
1965	56.1

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Health Organization (2026). Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-infant-mortality (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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