Sao Tome and Principe sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 70.2 years of life, 150th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Sao Tome and Principe, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 70.2 yrs | 150 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 8.8 /1,000 | 82 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.5 /1,000 | 172 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.5 yrs | 108 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 128 /1,000 | 12 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 7.5 yrs | 24 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 79.9 men/100 women | 107 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 9.2 /1,000 | 113 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 75.0 /100k | 75 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 19.5 % | 87 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 0.9 /100k | 176 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 27.9 /100k | 34 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 11.6 % | 88 of 143 | 2008 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 4.8 L | 87 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.9 % | 162 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $171 | 133 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $3,491 | 152 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Sao Tome and Principe's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 7th lowest suicide rate in the world (0.9 /100k) and the 12th highest male mortality penalty in the world (128 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Sao Tome and Principe; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.