Child mortality in Comoros
Comoros: Child mortality was 3.9 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality in Comoros, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 3.9 for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Comoros peaked at 32.53 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.53 | — |
| 1969 | 22.52 | -30.8% |
| 1970 | 23.21 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 22.59 | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 22 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 21.43 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 20.84 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 20.27 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 19.68 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 19.1 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 18.52 | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 17.93 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 17.35 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 16.76 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 16.18 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 15.61 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 15.06 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 14.52 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 14 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 13.49 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 13 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 12.52 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.05 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 11.58 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 11.11 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 10.65 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 10.21 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 9.78 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 9.37 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 9 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 8.64 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 8.3 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 7.99 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 7.68 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.38 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 6.83 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.58 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.34 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.12 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.92 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.73 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.56 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.25 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.12 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 5 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.89 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.79 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.69 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.58 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.48 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.37 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.26 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.14 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.02 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9 | -3.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 3.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 3.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -30.8% | 32.53 | 22.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.52 | 22.52 | 32.53 | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.56 | 17.93 | 23.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.85 | 12.52 | 17.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.07 | 8.3 | 12.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.77 | 5.73 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.98 | 4.48 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 | 3.9 | 4.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality in Comoros?
- Child mortality in Comoros was 3.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 32.53 in 1960.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for child mortality?
- Comoros ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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