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Number of children who die before age 5 in Comoros

Comoros: Number of children who die before age 5 was 1,128 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,128 deaths
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,729 deaths
in 1975
All-time low
1,128 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children who die before age 5 in Comoros, 1950–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children who die before age 5 in Comoros stood at 1,128 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Comoros peaked at 2,729 deaths in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1,128 deaths, in 2023.

Comoros ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children who die before age 5 in Comoros, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 2,124 deaths —
1951 2,398 deaths +12.9%
1952 2,297 deaths -4.2%
1953 2,379 deaths +3.6%
1954 2,452 deaths +3.1%
1955 2,509 deaths +2.3%
1956 2,549 deaths +1.6%
1957 2,576 deaths +1.1%
1958 2,600 deaths +0.9%
1959 2,618 deaths +0.7%
1960 2,626 deaths +0.3%
1961 2,627 deaths +0.0%
1962 2,626 deaths -0.0%
1963 2,616 deaths -0.4%
1964 2,599 deaths -0.6%
1965 2,584 deaths -0.6%
1966 2,561 deaths -0.9%
1967 2,549 deaths -0.5%
1968 2,554 deaths +0.2%
1969 2,561 deaths +0.3%
1970 2,572 deaths +0.4%
1971 2,584 deaths +0.5%
1972 2,599 deaths +0.6%
1973 2,616 deaths +0.7%
1974 2,633 deaths +0.6%
1975 2,729 deaths +3.6%
1976 2,667 deaths -2.3%
1977 2,674 deaths +0.3%
1978 2,680 deaths +0.2%
1979 2,690 deaths +0.4%
1980 2,686 deaths -0.1%
1981 2,676 deaths -0.4%
1982 2,663 deaths -0.5%
1983 2,658 deaths -0.2%
1984 2,626 deaths -1.2%
1985 2,604 deaths -0.8%
1986 2,575 deaths -1.1%
1987 2,554 deaths -0.8%
1988 2,505 deaths -1.9%
1989 2,464 deaths -1.6%
1990 2,417 deaths -1.9%
1991 2,366 deaths -2.1%
1992 2,307 deaths -2.5%
1993 2,240 deaths -2.9%
1994 2,160 deaths -3.6%
1995 2,087 deaths -3.4%
1996 2,025 deaths -3.0%
1997 1,963 deaths -3.1%
1998 1,938 deaths -1.3%
1999 1,868 deaths -3.6%
2000 1,867 deaths -0.1%
2001 1,832 deaths -1.9%
2002 1,827 deaths -0.3%
2003 1,781 deaths -2.5%
2004 1,733 deaths -2.7%
2005 1,704 deaths -1.7%
2006 1,676 deaths -1.6%
2007 1,657 deaths -1.1%
2008 1,626 deaths -1.9%
2009 1,613 deaths -0.8%
2010 1,597 deaths -1.0%
2011 1,580 deaths -1.1%
2012 1,557 deaths -1.5%
2013 1,522 deaths -2.2%
2014 1,485 deaths -2.4%
2015 1,441 deaths -3.0%
2016 1,391 deaths -3.5%
2017 1,339 deaths -3.7%
2018 1,303 deaths -2.7%
2019 1,268 deaths -2.7%
2020 1,229 deaths -3.1%
2021 1,194 deaths -2.8%
2022 1,161 deaths -2.8%
2023 1,128 deaths -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2,450 deaths 2,124 deaths 2,618 deaths 10
1960s 2,590 deaths 2,549 deaths 2,627 deaths 10
1970s 2,644 deaths 2,572 deaths 2,729 deaths 10
1980s 2,601 deaths 2,464 deaths 2,686 deaths 10
1990s 2,137 deaths 1,868 deaths 2,417 deaths 10
2000s 1,732 deaths 1,613 deaths 1,867 deaths 10
2010s 1,448 deaths 1,268 deaths 1,597 deaths 10
2020s 1,178 deaths 1,128 deaths 1,229 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 106 Australia 1,162 deaths compare
  2. 107 Panama 1,157 deaths compare
  3. 108 El Salvador 1,139 deaths compare
  4. 110 Romania 1,093 deaths compare
  5. 111 Italy 1,038 deaths compare
  6. 112 Spain 982 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children who die before age 5 in Comoros?
Number of children who die before age 5 in Comoros was 1,128 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 2,729 deaths in 1975.
What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 1,128 deaths in 2023.
How does Comoros rank for number of children who die before age 5?
Comoros ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.