Youth mortality rate in Comoros
Comoros: Youth mortality rate was 4.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Comoros, 1985–2024
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 youth mortality rate in Comoros is 4.5 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Comoros peaked at 16.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.5 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 44th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.07 deaths per 100 live births | 14.03 deaths per 100 live births | 16.15 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.37 deaths per 100 live births | 9.47 deaths per 100 live births | 13.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.77 deaths per 100 live births | 6.6 deaths per 100 live births | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.94 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 41 Yemen 4.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 42 Namibia 4.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 43 Ghana 4.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 45 Senegal 4.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 46 Congo 4.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 47 Mauritania 4.34 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Comoros
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,843 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Comoros?
- Youth mortality rate in Comoros was 4.5 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 16.15 deaths per 100 live births in 1985.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for youth mortality rate?
- Comoros ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.