Neonatal mortality rate in Comoros
Comoros: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Comoros, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Comoros is 2.8%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Comoros peaked at 8.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2019.
That places Comoros 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 13 Burkina Faso 2.9% compare
- 13 Lesotho 2.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 2.9% compare
- 17 Niger 2.7% compare
- 18 Ethiopia 2.7% compare
- 19 Mozambique 2.6% compare
More health data for Comoros
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,843 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Comoros?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Comoros was 2.8% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- How does Comoros rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Comoros ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days