Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Comoros
Comoros: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 20.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Comoros, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Comoros stood at 20.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Comoros peaked at 26.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2021.
Comoros ranks 79th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.3% | — |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -3.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 20.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 20.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.5%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 20.3% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.2% | 21.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 76 Bahamas 20.4% compare
- 77 Equatorial Guinea 20.3% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 20.3% compare
- 79 Jamaica 20.2% compare
- 79 Niger 20.2% compare
- 82 East Timor 20.1% compare
- 82 Vietnam 20.1% compare
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Comoros?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Comoros was 20.2% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2021.
- How does Comoros rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Comoros ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.