Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Comoros
Comoros: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.2875 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Comoros, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.2875 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Comoros peaked at 0.7356 units per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2875 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, male, per square kilometre in Comoros, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.7319 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0.7346 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7356 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7351 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7324 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7286 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7227 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7152 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7066 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6964 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.684 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6706 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6545 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6368 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6174 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5927 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5637 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5363 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5132 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4922 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4702 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4498 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4347 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4218 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4105 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3998 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3906 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3837 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3761 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3697 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3638 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3606 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3584 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3568 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3536 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3493 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3439 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3391 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3321 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3251 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3197 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3074 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3015 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2939 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2875 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.2875 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.2875 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7332 units per square kilometre | 0.7319 units per square kilometre | 0.7346 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7127 units per square kilometre | 0.6706 units per square kilometre | 0.7356 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5527 units per square kilometre | 0.4498 units per square kilometre | 0.6545 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3911 units per square kilometre | 0.3606 units per square kilometre | 0.4347 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3392 units per square kilometre | 0.3138 units per square kilometre | 0.3584 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2976 units per square kilometre | 0.2875 units per square kilometre | 0.3074 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 4 Burundi 0.4713 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bangladesh 0.445 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Rwanda 0.3413 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Pakistan 0.2838 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.2821 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.2307 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, male, per square kilometre in Comoros?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Comoros was 0.2875 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7356 units per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2875 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Comoros ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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, male, 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, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male 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.