Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Comoros
Comoros: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.2337 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Comoros, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.2337 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Comoros peaked at 0.6582 units per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2337 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Comoros 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Comoros, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6566 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0.6577 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6582 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6556 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6518 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6454 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6389 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6308 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6217 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6115 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5991 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5852 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5701 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5524 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.533 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5094 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4831 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4589 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4379 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4175 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3982 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3815 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.367 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3557 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.345 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3348 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3256 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3197 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3143 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3079 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3031 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2993 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2972 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.295 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2923 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2886 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2848 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.28 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2751 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2692 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2628 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2579 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2461 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2402 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2337 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.2337 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.2337 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6572 units per square kilometre | 0.6566 units per square kilometre | 0.6577 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.6298 units per square kilometre | 0.5852 units per square kilometre | 0.6582 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4742 units per square kilometre | 0.3815 units per square kilometre | 0.5701 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3272 units per square kilometre | 0.2993 units per square kilometre | 0.367 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2803 units per square kilometre | 0.2579 units per square kilometre | 0.2972 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2431 units per square kilometre | 0.2337 units per square kilometre | 0.2526 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 4 Burundi 0.3894 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bangladesh 0.3683 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Rwanda 0.2761 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Haiti 0.2278 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Pakistan 0.2259 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.1822 units per square kilometre compare
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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Comoros?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Comoros was 0.2337 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6582 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2337 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Comoros ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.