Where does this Comoros data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Comoros

Name: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Comoros
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Comoros: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.1493 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.1493 under-five deaths per woman

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

39th

of 200 countries

All-time high

2.21 under-five deaths per woman

in 1960

All-time low

0.1493 under-five deaths per woman

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Comoros, 1960–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 0.1493 under-five deaths per woman for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Comoros peaked at 2.21 under-five deaths per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1493 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.

Comoros ranks 39th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.9 under-five deaths per woman	1.59 under-five deaths per woman	2.21 under-five deaths per woman	2
1970s	1.46 under-five deaths per woman	1.27 under-five deaths per woman	1.64 under-five deaths per woman	10
1980s	1.03 under-five deaths per woman	0.8288 under-five deaths per woman	1.23 under-five deaths per woman	10
1990s	0.5978 under-five deaths per woman	0.4461 under-five deaths per woman	0.7827 under-five deaths per woman	10
2000s	0.3429 under-five deaths per woman	0.2746 under-five deaths per woman	0.4231 under-five deaths per woman	10
2010s	0.2224 under-five deaths per woman	0.185 under-five deaths per woman	0.2644 under-five deaths per woman	10
2020s	0.1631 under-five deaths per woman	0.1493 under-five deaths per woman	0.1772 under-five deaths per woman	5

Countries ranked near Comoros

36 Mauritania 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman compare
37 Senegal 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman compare
38 Ethiopia 0.1509 under-five deaths per woman compare
40 Haiti 0.1356 under-five deaths per woman compare
41 Palestine 0.1336 under-five deaths per woman compare
42 Kenya 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Comoros

Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 9,157 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 21,367 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,208 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 8,886 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 8,463 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 9,422 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 9,669 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 9,039 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 4.9% (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 8,751 (2025)

All data for Comoros →

Frequently asked questions

What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Comoros?: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Comoros was 0.1493 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Comoros?: The highest recorded value was 2.21 under-five deaths per woman in 1960.
What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Comoros?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1493 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
How does Comoros rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?: Comoros ranks 39th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Comoros?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Comoros data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit: under-five deaths per woman
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).