Life expectancy, source comparison in Comoros

Comoros: Life expectancy, source comparison was 66.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.78 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.78 years
in 2023
All-time low
34.33 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Comoros, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 66.78 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Comoros peaked at 66.78 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.33 years, in 1951.

Comoros ranks 197th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 38.56 years 34.33 years 40.47 years 10
1960s 42.59 years 40.78 years 44.64 years 10
1970s 47.67 years 45.23 years 50.13 years 10
1980s 52.94 years 50.68 years 54.98 years 10
1990s 57.41 years 55.62 years 58.85 years 10
2000s 60.69 years 58.94 years 62.3 years 10
2010s 64.28 years 62.75 years 65.66 years 10
2020s 66.05 years 65.2 years 66.78 years 4

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 194 Tanzania 67 years compare
  2. 195 Marshall Islands 66.94 years compare
  3. 196 Myanmar 66.89 years compare
  4. 198 Kiribati 66.47 years compare
  5. 199 Zambia 66.35 years compare
  6. 200 Sudan 66.33 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Comoros?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Comoros was 66.78 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 66.78 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 34.33 years in 1951.
How does Comoros rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Comoros ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.