Child mortality rate in Comoros
Comoros: Child mortality rate was 5.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Comoros, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Comoros stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Comoros peaked at 26.7% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2019.
Comoros ranks 34th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.0% | 23.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.0% | 16.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 325,504 (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 10,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 11,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 11,058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Comoros?
- Child mortality rate in Comoros was 5.0% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- How does Comoros rank for child mortality rate?
- Comoros ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five