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

Comoros, at 1,128 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Comoros and Spain?

146 deaths, with Comoros ahead.

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

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 Spain: Number of children who die before age 5

Comoros

1,128 deaths

in 2023

Spain

982 deaths

in 2023

Comoros rank

109th

Spain rank

112th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Comoros
Spain

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 1,128 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain, a difference of 146 deaths.

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

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

Comoros ranks 109th and Spain ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,450 deaths	43,899 deaths	41,449 deaths	Spain
1960s	2,590 deaths	29,074 deaths	26,483 deaths	Spain
1970s	2,644 deaths	15,332 deaths	12,687 deaths	Spain
1980s	2,601 deaths	5,811 deaths	3,210 deaths	Spain
1990s	2,137 deaths	2,851 deaths	714.1 deaths	Spain
2000s	1,732 deaths	2,052 deaths	320.4 deaths	Spain
2010s	1,448 deaths	1,435 deaths	13.1 deaths	Comoros
2020s	1,178 deaths	1,111 deaths	67.25 deaths	Comoros

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 Spain?: Comoros, at 1,128 deaths against 982 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Comoros and Spain?: 146 deaths, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Spain rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Comoros ranks 109th and Spain ranks 112th 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.