Mortality rate, infant in Comoros

Comoros: Mortality rate, infant was 35 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
35 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
32nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
148.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1973
All-time low
35 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Comoros, 1973–2024

255075100125150197319982024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Comoros is 35 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Comoros peaked at 148.9 per 1,000 live births in 1973 and was at its lowest, 35 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Comoros ranks 32nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 139.63 per 1,000 live births 130 per 1,000 live births 148.9 per 1,000 live births 7
1980s 111.42 per 1,000 live births 96.7 per 1,000 live births 126.7 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 79.8 per 1,000 live births 67.5 per 1,000 live births 93.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 56.41 per 1,000 live births 48.9 per 1,000 live births 65.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 43.39 per 1,000 live births 39.8 per 1,000 live births 47.6 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 36.98 per 1,000 live births 35 per 1,000 live births 38.9 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 29 Malawi 38 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 30 Namibia 36.4 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 31 Uganda 35.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 33 Togo 34.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 34 East Timor 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 34 Zambia 34.6 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Comoros?
Mortality rate, infant in Comoros was 35 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 148.9 per 1,000 live births in 1973.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 35 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Comoros rank for mortality rate, infant?
Comoros ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.