Mortality rate, neonatal in Comoros
Comoros: Mortality rate, neonatal was 22.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Comoros, 1973–2024
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, neonatal in Comoros is 22.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Comoros peaked at 80.6 per 1,000 live births in 1973 and was at its lowest, 22.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Comoros 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.56 per 1,000 live births | 75.4 per 1,000 live births | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1980s | 62.25 per 1,000 live births | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | 73.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.12 per 1,000 live births | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | 48.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.06 per 1,000 live births | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.16 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 31 Haiti 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 31 Togo 22.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 22.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 35 Kiribati 21.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 36 East Timor 21.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Namibia 21.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 37 Zambia 21.4 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Comoros
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 9,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 8,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 8,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 9,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 8,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 9,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 9,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 9,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 8,208 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 9,039 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Comoros?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Comoros was 22.1 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, neonatal recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6 per 1,000 live births in 1973.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Comoros ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.