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Sao Tome and Principe: country data

Sub-Saharan Africa · World Bank statistical snapshot. Local interpretation remains open for coauthors.

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What the snapshot records

Population

240254 people

2025

Source, exact location and reuse terms · source retrieved 2026-10-27T12:27:35.126Z · draft transcription

Definition, reported token and limitations

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Printed or returned token: 240254. Exact source multiplier: 1. Normalized value: 240254 people.

Reporting precision unknown. No numerical uncertainty interval recorded.

Returned observation status: empty string (no status label supplied).

Returned producer unit field: empty string; normalized unit uses the linked definition.

Producer display metadata: 0. This is not measured precision.

Price basis is unknown. No inflation or currency conversion is made.

  • National indicator scope does not measure local need or charitable activity.
  • The number of residents; not a measure of need.

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Life expectancy at birth

69.905 years

2024

Source, exact location and reuse terms · source retrieved 2026-10-27T12:27:35.184Z · draft transcription

Definition, reported token and limitations

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Printed or returned token: 69.905. Exact source multiplier: 1. Normalized value: 69.905 years.

Reporting precision unknown. No numerical uncertainty interval recorded.

Returned observation status: empty string (no status label supplied).

Returned producer unit field: empty string; normalized unit uses the linked definition.

Producer display metadata: 0. This is not measured precision.

Price basis is unknown. No inflation or currency conversion is made.

  • National indicator scope does not measure local need or charitable activity.
  • A period estimate based on mortality patterns; not a prediction for an individual.

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Under-five mortality

13.6 per 1,000 live births · Probability per 1,000 live births, not total population.

2024

Source, exact location and reuse terms · source retrieved 2026-10-27T12:27:35.194Z · draft transcription

Definition, reported token and limitations

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Printed or returned token: 13.6. Exact source multiplier: 1. Normalized value: 13.6 per 1,000 live births.

Reporting precision unknown. Producer-reported bounds 7.2 to 25.5; confidence level not supplied.

Uncertainty bound is 7.2 - 25.5

Returned observation status: empty string (no status label supplied).

Returned producer unit field: empty string; normalized unit uses the linked definition.

Producer display metadata: 0. This is not measured precision.

Uncertainty bound is 7.2 - 25.5

Price basis is unknown. No inflation or currency conversion is made.

  • National indicator scope does not measure local need or charitable activity.
  • A population rate, not the number of children who died.

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Access to electricity

77.7 % of population · Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

2024

Source, exact location and reuse terms · source retrieved 2026-10-27T12:27:35.187Z · draft transcription

Definition, reported token and limitations

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Printed or returned token: 77.7. Exact source multiplier: 1. Normalized value: 77.7 % of population.

Reporting precision unknown. No numerical uncertainty interval recorded.

Returned observation status: empty string (no status label supplied).

Returned producer unit field: empty string; normalized unit uses the linked definition.

Producer display metadata: 1. This is not measured precision.

Price basis is unknown. No inflation or currency conversion is made.

  • National indicator scope does not measure local need or charitable activity.
  • Access does not establish reliability or affordability.

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At least basic drinking water

77.957445837032 % of population · The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

2024

Source, exact location and reuse terms · source retrieved 2026-10-27T12:27:35.251Z · draft transcription

Definition, reported token and limitations

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Printed or returned token: 77.957445837032. Exact source multiplier: 1. Normalized value: 77.957445837032 % of population.

Reporting precision unknown. No numerical uncertainty interval recorded.

Returned observation status: empty string (no status label supplied).

Returned producer unit field: empty string; normalized unit uses the linked definition.

Producer display metadata: 0. This is not measured precision.

Price basis is unknown. No inflation or currency conversion is made.

  • National indicator scope does not measure local need or charitable activity.
  • Basic service is not the same as safely managed water.

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Retrieved 2026-10-27. Each series uses its latest non-empty observation in 2020–2025; the years can differ. National averages may hide differences by region, wealth, gender, disability or other circumstances. These figures do not measure charitable funding or unmet need.

Fixed observation edition 2 · captured 2026-11-08T22:59:30.687Z. The source/reuse detail belongs to each source; no blanket license or independent local review is implied.

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For a water question, for example, emergency supply can provide relief; infrastructure repairs can restore service; maintenance and treatment can prevent interruptions; utility rules and accountability can change structures; and coordination or shared information may address a proposed source. This is an illustrative way to ask questions, not a classification of this country or a claim that one depth is superior.

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Sources

  1. Population · World Bank World Development Indicators and original producers
  2. Life expectancy at birth · World Bank World Development Indicators and original producers
  3. Under-five mortality · World Bank World Development Indicators and original producers
  4. Access to electricity · World Bank World Development Indicators and original producers
  5. At least basic drinking water · World Bank World Development Indicators and original producers