Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Comoros
Comoros: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 216.95 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Comoros, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Comoros stood at 216.95. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Comoros peaked at 656.21 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 216.95, in 2020.
That places Comoros 44th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 656.21 | — |
| 1986 | 635.89 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 646.41 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 613.02 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 623.71 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 602.6 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 612.32 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 594.17 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 521.11 | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 541.57 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 482.13 | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 477.6 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 462.88 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 448.97 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 447.44 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 455.7 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 434.82 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 392.23 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 385.24 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 374.42 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 360.46 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 364.85 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 358.48 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 360.85 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 311.11 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 316.17 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 292.61 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 296.96 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 284.52 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 291.85 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 260.75 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 255.13 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 240.59 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 243.56 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 236.6 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 216.95 | -8.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 216.95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 216.95 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 339.15, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 635.05 | 613.02 | 656.21 | 5 |
| 1990s | 519.08 | 447.44 | 612.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 379.82 | 311.11 | 455.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 271.87 | 236.6 | 316.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.95 | 216.95 | 216.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Comoros?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Comoros was 216.95 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 656.21 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 216.95 in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Comoros ranks 44th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.