Number of infant deaths, male in Comoros
Comoros: Number of infant deaths, male was 469 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, male in Comoros, 1974–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, male in Comoros stood at 469. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Comoros peaked at 1,041 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 469, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 113th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 970 | — |
| 1975 | 981 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 993 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1,005 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,015 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1,026 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,035 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,040 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,041 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,040 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,037 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1,032 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,024 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,014 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 984 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 964 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 942 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 916 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 880 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 837 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 800 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 770 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 742 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 713 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 686 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 667 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 652 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 638 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 625 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 612 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 604 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 597 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 588 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 582 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 579 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 578 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 578 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 575 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 569 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 561 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 554 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 545 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 535 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 527 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 520 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 511 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 501 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 491 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 480 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 469 | -2.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 469 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,475, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 469 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,652, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 998.33 | 970 | 1,026 | 6 |
| 1980s | 1,025 | 984 | 1,041 | 10 |
| 1990s | 825 | 686 | 964 | 10 |
| 2000s | 614.4 | 579 | 667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 554.2 | 520 | 578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 490.4 | 469 | 511 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,728 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,170 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,525 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,620 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,764 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 102,152 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1179 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Comoros?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Comoros was 469 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1,041 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 469 in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Comoros ranks 113th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.