Deaths in São Tomé and Príncipe

Deaths in São Tomé and Príncipe was 1,287 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 188th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count1,287 Estimated

Change on 2022-0.8%

Rank188th of 236Countries ranked

Series high1,5951956

Series low1,0051972

Deaths in São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023

count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.

All 74 values

Period	count
2023	1,287 Estimated
2022	1,297 Estimated
2021	1,375 Estimated
2020	1,354 Estimated
2019	1,305 Estimated
2018	1,307 Estimated
2017	1,319 Estimated
2016	1,330 Estimated
2015	1,346 Estimated
2014	1,363 Estimated
2013	1,381 Estimated
2012	1,387 Estimated
2011	1,395 Estimated
2010	1,394 Estimated
2009	1,390 Estimated
2008	1,389 Estimated
2007	1,378 Estimated
2006	1,378 Estimated
2005	1,403 Estimated
2004	1,373 Estimated
2003	1,382 Estimated
2002	1,382 Estimated
2001	1,379 Estimated
2000	1,390 Estimated
1999	1,397 Estimated
1998	1,401 Estimated
1997	1,401 Estimated
1996	1,395 Estimated
1995	1,386 Estimated
1994	1,370 Estimated
1993	1,353 Estimated
1992	1,332 Estimated
1991	1,309 Estimated
1990	1,292 Estimated
1989	1,327 Estimated
1988	1,243 Estimated
1987	1,228 Estimated
1986	1,376 Estimated
1985	1,217 Estimated
1984	1,210 Estimated
1983	1,202 Estimated
1982	1,189 Estimated
1981	1,163 Estimated
1980	1,135 Estimated
1979	1,109 Estimated
1978	1,085 Estimated
1977	1,064 Estimated
1976	1,045 Estimated
1975	1,028 Estimated
1974	1,017 Estimated
1973	1,008 Estimated
1972	1,005 Estimated
1971	1,006 Estimated
1970	1,033 Estimated
1969	1,044 Estimated
1968	1,058 Estimated
1967	1,082 Estimated
1966	1,115 Estimated
1965	1,158 Estimated
1964	1,212 Estimated
1963	1,270 Estimated
1962	1,341 Estimated
1961	1,409 Estimated
1960	1,484 Estimated
1959	1,537 Estimated
1958	1,570 Estimated
1957	1,588 Estimated
1956	1,595 Estimated
1955	1,591 Estimated
1954	1,587 Estimated
1953	1,586 Estimated
1952	1,585 Estimated
1951	1,587 Estimated
1950	1,575 Estimated

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Deaths, 2023, count. São Tomé and Príncipe is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by deaths 236 places
EU countries by deaths 27 places

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sao-tome-and-principe. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sao-tome-and-principe.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sao-tome-and-principe (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{united_deaths_sao_tome_and_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, São Tomé and Príncipe, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/sao-tome-and-principe. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}

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1,595 in 1956, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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