Neonatal mortality rate in Comoros
Comoros: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Comoros, 1973–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Comoros is 2.21 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Comoros peaked at 8.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Comoros 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.85 deaths per 100 live births | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 8.06 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.34 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 31 Haiti 2.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 32 Togo 2.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 2.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 35 Kiribati 2.17 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 36 East Timor 2.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 37 Zambia 2.14 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 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 neonatal mortality rate in Comoros?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Comoros was 2.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 deaths per 100 live births in 1973.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Comoros ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .