Key Market Indicators
By 2026, child mortality in São Tomé and Príncipe is predicted to fall to 41 deaths per 1,000 live births, a 13.6% decrease from the 95 deaths per 1,000 in 2021. Since 1975, the trend has been a steady decline of 7.3% a year. In 2021, Ireland took the number one spot with a mortality rate of 95 deaths, followed by India, Pakistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Immunisation coverage for children aged 12-23 months in São Tomé and Príncipe is also expected to increase from 95% in 2021 to 96% in 2026, with an average annual growth rate of 0.2%. Since 1986, the rate has been decreasing by 0.2% a year. In 2021, Trinidad and Tobago came in first place with 95%, followed by Greece, Mongolia, and Latvia.
