Womens life expectancy at birth in Comoros
Comoros: Womens life expectancy at birth was 68.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.93
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
201st
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.93
in 2023
All-time low
35.4
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Comoros is 68.93, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Comoros peaked at 68.93 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 1951.
Comoros ranks 201st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.34 | — |
| 1951 | 35.4 | -10.0% |
| 1952 | 40 | +13.0% |
| 1953 | 40.32 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 40.64 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 40.99 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 41.31 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 41.66 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 42 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 42.38 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 42.65 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 43.01 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 43.38 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 43.75 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 44.11 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 44.49 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 44.9 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 45.33 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 45.79 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 46.3 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 46.85 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 47.42 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 48.01 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 48.56 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 49.1 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 48.26 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 50.06 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 50.53 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 51.03 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 51.51 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 52.07 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 52.57 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 53.07 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 53.37 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 54.02 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 54.47 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 54.91 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 55.19 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 55.65 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 56.05 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 56.55 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 57.06 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 57.61 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 58.18 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 58.77 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 59.27 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 59.69 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 60.13 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 60.02 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.54 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.6 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61.26 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 61.39 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.93 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.25 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.57 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.91 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 63.16 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 63.65 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.99 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.44 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.8 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.21 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.61 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.98 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.35 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.71 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.05 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.39 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.68 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.31 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.62 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 68.93 | +0.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 68.93 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.48, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 68.93 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.4 | 35.4 | 42.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.37 | 42.65 | 46.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.13 | 46.85 | 51.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.14 | 52.07 | 56.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.78 | 56.55 | 60.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.37 | 60.6 | 63.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 | 64.44 | 67.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.22 | 67.31 | 68.93 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Comoros?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Comoros was 68.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 68.93 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 1951.
- How does Comoros rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Comoros ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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