Dominica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Number of child deaths per woman
Dominica
0.0549 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0542 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Dominica rank
71st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
73rd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Dominica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd of 200 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.379 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5792 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2002 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.159 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5736 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4146 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 0.0639 under-five deaths per woman | 0.617 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5531 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.0512 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5689 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5177 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.0467 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2967 under-five deaths per woman | 0.25 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0497 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1129 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0632 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.0544 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0607 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Dominica or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Dominica, at 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0007 under-five deaths per woman, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2021.
- How do Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Dominica ranks 71st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 73rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).