Infant mortality rate in Comoros
Comoros: Infant mortality rate was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of infants.
Analysis
In 2023, infant mortality rate in Comoros stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Comoros peaked at 19.6% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2023.
That places Comoros 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Comoros?
- Infant mortality rate in Comoros was 3.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 1951.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for infant mortality rate?
- Comoros ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.