Mortality rate, under-5 in Comoros
Comoros: Mortality rate, under-5 was 39 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Comoros, 1970–2024
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, under-5 in Comoros is 39 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Comoros peaked at 232.1 per 1,000 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 39 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 41st of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 205.57 per 1,000 live births | 179.3 per 1,000 live births | 232.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 148.49 per 1,000 live births | 125.2 per 1,000 live births | 173.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.69 per 1,000 live births | 83 per 1,000 live births | 120.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.67 per 1,000 live births | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | 79.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.76 per 1,000 live births | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.38 per 1,000 live births | 39 per 1,000 live births | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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, under-5 in Comoros?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Comoros was 39 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, under-5 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 232.1 per 1,000 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Comoros ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.