Number of under-five deaths in Comoros

Comoros: Number of under-five deaths was 945 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
945
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
113th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2,594
in 1980
All-time low
945
in 2024
Years of data
47
1978–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Comoros, 1978–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Comoros recorded 945 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Comoros peaked at 2,594 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 945, in 2024.

That places Comoros 113th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,588 2,584 2,591 2
1980s 2,498 2,337 2,594 10
1990s 1,911 1,547 2,279 10
2000s 1,337 1,228 1,492 10
2010s 1,153 1,064 1,220 10
2020s 994 945 1,042 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Comoros?
Number of under-five deaths in Comoros was 945 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 2,594 in 1980.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 945 in 2024.
How does Comoros rank for number of under-five deaths?
Comoros ranks 113th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.