Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Comoros
Comoros: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 68.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 68.93 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Comoros peaked at 68.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4 years, in 1951.
Comoros ranks 201st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.4 years | 35.4 years | 42.38 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.37 years | 42.65 years | 46.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 46.85 years | 51.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.14 years | 52.07 years | 56.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.78 years | 56.55 years | 60.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.37 years | 60.6 years | 63.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 64.44 years | 67.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.22 years | 67.31 years | 68.93 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 325,504 (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 10,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 11,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 11,058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Comoros?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Comoros was 68.93 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 68.93 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 years in 1951.
- How does Comoros rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Comoros ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.