What is child mortality rate in Comoros?

Child mortality rate in Comoros was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Comoros?

The highest recorded value was 32.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Comoros?

The lowest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Comoros rank for child mortality rate?

Comoros ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Comoros

Name: Child mortality rate in Comoros
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Comoros: Child mortality rate was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

41st

of 200 countries

All-time high

32.53 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality rate in Comoros, 1960–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 3.9 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate 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 rate in Comoros peaked at 32.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.9 deaths per 100 live births, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	27.52 deaths per 100 live births	22.52 deaths per 100 live births	32.53 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	20.56 deaths per 100 live births	17.93 deaths per 100 live births	23.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	14.85 deaths per 100 live births	12.52 deaths per 100 live births	17.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.07 deaths per 100 live births	8.3 deaths per 100 live births	12.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.77 deaths per 100 live births	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	7.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.98 deaths per 100 live births	4.48 deaths per 100 live births	5.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.14 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.37 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Comoros

38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Turkmenistan 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Kenya 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,572 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,452 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,843 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,621 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,025 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,714 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Comoros?: Child mortality rate in Comoros was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Comoros?: The highest recorded value was 32.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Comoros?: The lowest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Comoros rank for child mortality rate?: Comoros ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.