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Mortality in Comoros, by the numbers

Comoros sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 67.1 years of life, 175th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Comoros, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
67.1 yrs
175th of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
0.2 L
18th lowest of 185
GDP per capita
$1,663
34th lowest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Comoros ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 67.1 yrs 175 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 10.1 /1,000 61 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 7.1 /1,000 111 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 17.2 yrs 121 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 64.1 /1,000 102 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 4.2 yrs 146 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 84.6 men/100 women 139 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 35.0 /1,000 31 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 179 /100k 40 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 20.2 % 76 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 6.0 /100k 107 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 26.6 /100k 41 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 13.9 % 81 of 143 2011
Recorded alcohol per adult 0.2 L 168 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 4.5 % 153 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $102 144 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $1,663 179 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Comoros's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 18th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.2 L) and the 34th lowest GDP per capita in the world ($1,663). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Comoros; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.