Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Comoros or Italy?

Comoros, at 1,128 deaths against 1,038 deaths in Italy as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Italy?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Comoros vs Italy: Number of children who die before age 5

Comoros

1,128 deaths

in 2023

Italy

1,038 deaths

in 2023

Comoros rank

109th

Italy rank

111th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Comoros
Italy

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 1,128 deaths against 1,038 deaths in Italy, a difference of 90 deaths.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

Comoros ranks 109th and Italy ranks 111th of 236 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,450 deaths	58,795 deaths	56,345 deaths	Italy
1960s	2,590 deaths	40,335 deaths	37,744 deaths	Italy
1970s	2,644 deaths	20,952 deaths	18,307 deaths	Italy
1980s	2,601 deaths	7,668 deaths	5,067 deaths	Italy
1990s	2,137 deaths	4,259 deaths	2,122 deaths	Italy
2000s	1,732 deaths	2,478 deaths	746.9 deaths	Italy
2010s	1,448 deaths	1,690 deaths	241.7 deaths	Italy
2020s	1,178 deaths	1,216 deaths	38.25 deaths	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Comoros or Italy?: Comoros, at 1,128 deaths against 1,038 deaths in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Comoros and Italy?: 90 deaths, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Italy?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Italy rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Comoros ranks 109th and Italy ranks 111th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.