Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Comoros
Comoros: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 850 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Comoros, 1974–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Comoros is 850, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Comoros peaked at 1,939 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 850, in 2024.
That places Comoros 113th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,813 | — |
| 1975 | 1,834 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,857 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1,879 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,897 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1,916 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,931 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1,938 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,939 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,933 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,926 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1,914 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,898 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,877 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,849 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1,817 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,779 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,734 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,684 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,615 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1,536 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 1,467 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1,410 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,357 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,303 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 1,254 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,217 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,189 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1,163 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,138 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,115 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,101 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1,087 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,072 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,059 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,053 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,051 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,051 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,045 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,034 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,022 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,009 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 993 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 974 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 958 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 945 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 928 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 910 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 890 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 870 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 850 | -2.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 850 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,969, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 850 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,678, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,866 | 1,813 | 1,916 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,902 | 1,817 | 1,939 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,514 | 1,254 | 1,779 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,119 | 1,053 | 1,217 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,008 | 945 | 1,051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 889.6 | 850 | 928 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Comoros?
- Number of infant deaths in Comoros was 850 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1,939 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 850 in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for number of infant deaths?
- Comoros ranks 113th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.