[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, São Tomé and Príncipe achieves 96.0% of what is expected based on its current income.
[2] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 91.5% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.
[2] São Tomé and Príncipe falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 53.8% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.
[5] According to WHO, São Tomé and Príncipe is also home to the largest documented amount of iron-deficiency anemia amongst any country's population.
[6] A Cuban medical team of ten doctors, nurses and other health workers is working on the main island, with occasional visits to Príncipe.