Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Comoros
Comoros: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 12 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Comoros, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Comoros stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.0% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Comoros peaked at 12 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2014.
That places Comoros 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | +200.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Comoros?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Comoros was 12 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2015.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2014.
- How does Comoros rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Comoros ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.