Number of under-five deaths, male in Comoros
Comoros: Number of under-five deaths, male was 521 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Comoros, 1978–2024
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
Comoros recorded 521 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Comoros peaked at 1,369 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 521, 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 47 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1,362 | — |
| 1979 | 1,367 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,369 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,368 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,363 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,356 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,345 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1,331 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1,315 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,296 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,273 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1,248 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1,218 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1,185 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1,149 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1,103 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1,049 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 998 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 955 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 916 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 875 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 837 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 809 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 785 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 764 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 744 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 727 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 714 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 700 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 688 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 677 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 671 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 667 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 664 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 658 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 650 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 640 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 631 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 618 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 605 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 595 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 584 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 572 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 561 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 547 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 535 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 521 | -2.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 521 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,546, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 521 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,430, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,364 | 1,362 | 1,367 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,326 | 1,248 | 1,369 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,028 | 837 | 1,218 | 10 |
| 2000s | 727.9 | 671 | 809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 631.2 | 584 | 667 | 10 |
| 2020s | 547.2 | 521 | 572 | 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 under-five deaths, male in Comoros?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Comoros was 521 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1,369 in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 521 in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Comoros ranks 113th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.