Children died before five per woman in Comoros
Comoros: Children died before five per woman was 0.1493 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Comoros, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.1493 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Comoros peaked at 2.21 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1493, in 2024.
That places Comoros 39th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.21 | — |
| 1969 | 1.59 | -28.0% |
| 1970 | 1.64 | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.6 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.57 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.53 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.49 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.44 | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.36 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.31 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.27 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.23 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.19 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.14 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.06 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9651 | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9198 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8745 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8288 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7827 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7359 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6894 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6446 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6018 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5654 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5334 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5035 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4747 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4461 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4231 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4034 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3842 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3656 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3481 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3312 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3142 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.299 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2858 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2746 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2644 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.255 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2439 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.234 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2247 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2161 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.208 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2005 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1924 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.185 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1772 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1694 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1634 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1563 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1493 | -4.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.1493 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.1493 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -28.0% | 2.21 | 1.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 | 1.59 | 2.21 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 1.27 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 | 0.8288 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5978 | 0.4461 | 0.7827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3429 | 0.2746 | 0.4231 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2224 | 0.185 | 0.2644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1631 | 0.1493 | 0.1772 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Comoros?
- Children died before five per woman in Comoros was 0.1493 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 in 1960.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1493 in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for children died before five per woman?
- Comoros ranks 39th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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