Comoros vs Congo: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Comoros
3.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo
3.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Comoros rank
42nd
Congo rank
40th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Comoros
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.91 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Comoros, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 42nd and Congo ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.85 deaths per 100 live births | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.15 deaths per 100 live births | Comoros |
| 1990s | 10.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2242 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 8.91 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4603 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0319 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Comoros or Congo?
- Congo, at 3.91 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Comoros and Congo?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Congo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Congo rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Comoros ranks 42nd and Congo ranks 40th 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 vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 .