Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Comoros
Comoros: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 542 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
542 deaths
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
111th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1,158 deaths
in 1980
All-time low
542 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Comoros, 1974–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 542 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Comoros peaked at 1,158 deaths in 1980 and was at its lowest, 542 deaths, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 111th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Comoros, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,033 deaths | — |
| 1975 | 1,060 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1,090 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1,116 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1,138 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1,153 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1,158 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,157 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,148 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1,135 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,118 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,094 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,070 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 1,043 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1,013 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 981 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 946 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 912 deaths | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 875 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 830 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 788 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 758 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 733 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 707 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 685 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 667 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 659 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 654 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 650 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 646 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 645 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 647 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 646 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 642 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 643 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 648 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 651 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 653 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 648 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 642 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 634 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 627 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 615 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 602 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 594 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 586 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 579 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 571 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 562 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 553 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 542 deaths | -2.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 542 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,153 deaths, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 542 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,098 deaths | 1,033 deaths | 1,153 deaths | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,092 deaths | 981 deaths | 1,158 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 790.1 deaths | 667 deaths | 946 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 648 deaths | 642 deaths | 659 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 625.2 deaths | 586 deaths | 653 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 561.4 deaths | 542 deaths | 579 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Comoros?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Comoros was 542 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1,158 deaths in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 542 deaths in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Comoros ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .