Births and deaths per year in Comoros
Comoros: Births and deaths per year was 6,113 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6,113 deaths
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
161st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6,489 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
4,144 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 6,113 deaths for births and deaths per year in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Comoros peaked at 6,489 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,144 deaths, in 1950.
Comoros ranks 161st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Comoros, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,144 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 4,775 deaths | +15.2% |
| 1952 | 4,368 deaths | -8.5% |
| 1953 | 4,469 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 4,569 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 4,648 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 4,708 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 4,746 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 4,795 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 4,839 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 4,878 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 4,906 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 4,931 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 4,949 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 4,952 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 4,967 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 4,962 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 4,975 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5,009 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 5,033 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 5,062 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 5,103 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 5,147 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 5,211 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 5,292 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5,616 deaths | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 5,461 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 5,531 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 5,604 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 5,680 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5,714 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 5,723 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5,744 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5,797 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 5,781 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 5,806 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 5,810 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5,848 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 5,834 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 5,864 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 5,823 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,805 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,808 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5,761 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5,699 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5,659 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5,640 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,661 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5,710 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5,627 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 5,688 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5,609 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5,659 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5,606 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5,591 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,607 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,619 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,672 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,653 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,690 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5,700 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5,743 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5,773 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,792 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5,831 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5,859 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 5,891 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,927 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5,971 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,014 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6,144 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 6,489 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 6,088 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 6,113 deaths | +0.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 6,113 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810 deaths, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 6,113 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,128 deaths, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,606 deaths | 4,144 deaths | 4,839 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 4,956 deaths | 4,878 deaths | 5,033 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,371 deaths | 5,062 deaths | 5,680 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,792 deaths | 5,714 deaths | 5,864 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,719 deaths | 5,627 deaths | 5,823 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,639 deaths | 5,591 deaths | 5,690 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,850 deaths | 5,700 deaths | 6,014 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,208 deaths | 6,088 deaths | 6,489 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Comoros?
- Births and deaths per year in Comoros was 6,113 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 6,489 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,144 deaths in 1950.
- How does Comoros rank for births and deaths per year?
- Comoros ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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