Number of infants who die before age 1 in Comoros
Comoros: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 905 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
905 deaths
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,871 deaths
in 1983
All-time low
905 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 905 deaths for number of infants who die before age 1 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Comoros peaked at 1,871 deaths in 1983 and was at its lowest, 905 deaths, in 2023.
That places Comoros 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,324 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 1,471 deaths | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 1,443 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 1,492 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 1,531 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 1,563 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 1,588 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 1,606 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 1,624 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 1,639 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 1,649 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 1,656 deaths | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 1,661 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 1,658 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1,653 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,649 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1,644 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,643 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1,654 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1,666 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 1,682 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,698 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1,716 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,736 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1,756 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1,803 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1,799 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,816 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,833 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1,850 deaths | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1,861 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,867 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,869 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,871 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,861 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,854 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1,841 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,830 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1,804 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1,780 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 1,752 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1,721 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 1,684 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,633 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1,572 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1,522 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,484 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,445 deaths | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,418 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,379 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,376 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,364 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1,355 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,328 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,300 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,293 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,283 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,271 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,257 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,252 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,246 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,238 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,221 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,195 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,167 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,135 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,098 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,060 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,033 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,006 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 979 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 953 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 929 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 905 deaths | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,528 deaths | 1,324 deaths | 1,639 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,653 deaths | 1,643 deaths | 1,666 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,769 deaths | 1,682 deaths | 1,850 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,844 deaths | 1,780 deaths | 1,871 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,561 deaths | 1,379 deaths | 1,752 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,308 deaths | 1,252 deaths | 1,376 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,140 deaths | 1,006 deaths | 1,246 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 941.5 deaths | 905 deaths | 979 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Comoros?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Comoros was 905 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1,871 deaths in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 905 deaths in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Comoros ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.