Healthy life expectancy in Comoros

Comoros: Healthy life expectancy was 59.02 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
59.02 Years
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
128th
of 185 countries
All-time high
59.9 Years
in 2020
All-time low
54.29 Years
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy in Comoros, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 54.3 Years2001: 54.9 Years2002: 55.2 Years2003: 55.7 Years2004: 56.1 Years2005: 56.4 Years2006: 56.6 Years2007: 56.8 Years2008: 57.4 Years2009: 57.1 Years2010: 57.9 Years2011: 57.8 Years2012: 58.3 Years2013: 58.6 Years2014: 58.9 Years2015: 59.2 Years2016: 59.4 Years2017: 59.5 Years2018: 59.8 Years2019: 59.8 Years2020: 59.9 Years2021: 59 Years

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy in Comoros is 59.02 Years, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Comoros peaked at 59.9 Years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.29 Years, in 2000.

That places Comoros 128th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.05 Years 54.29 Years 57.35 Years 10
2010s 58.93 Years 57.82 Years 59.84 Years 10
2020s 59.46 Years 59.02 Years 59.9 Years 2

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  5. 130 Ethiopia 58.83 Years compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy in Comoros?
Healthy life expectancy in Comoros was 59.02 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 59.9 Years in 2020.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 54.29 Years in 2000.
How does Comoros rank for healthy life expectancy?
Comoros ranks 128th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Healthy life expectancy
Unit
Years
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.