Comoros vs Kenya: Child mortality rate
Comoros
3.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya
3.88 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Comoros rank
42nd
Kenya rank
43rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Comoros
- Kenya
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 3.9 deaths per 100 live births against 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.56 deaths per 100 live births | 13.26 deaths per 100 live births | 7.3 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
| 1980s | 14.85 deaths per 100 live births | 9.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.88 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
| 1990s | 10.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5043 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6563 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.211 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
| 2020s | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0886 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Comoros or Kenya?
- Comoros, at 3.9 deaths per 100 live births against 3.88 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Comoros and Kenya?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Kenya?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Kenya rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Comoros ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .