Health · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Comoros: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 67.0 yrs (2024), 179th of 217 in the world and 16th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, women is 69.2 yrs (2024), 182nd of 217 in the world and 18th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Life expectancy, men is 65.0 yrs (2024), 172nd of 217 in the world and 12th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Life expectancy
ComorosSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
ComorosSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators
Health: Comoros in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 67.0 yrs2024 | 179/217 | 16/48 | 58.9 yrs | 62.7 yrs | 65.8 yrs | +4.5%since 2014 | 62.8 yrs | 69.5 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 69.2 yrs2024 | 182/217 | 18/48 | 60.6 yrs | 64.4 yrs | 68.0 yrs | +4.9%since 2014 | 65.0 yrs | 71.3 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 65.0 yrs2024 | 172/217 | 12/48 | 57.4 yrs | 61.2 yrs | 63.7 yrs | +4.2%since 2014 | 60.7 yrs | 67.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 35.02024 | 32/196 | 27/48 | 65.2 | 47.6 | 38.9 | −20%since 2014 | 47.1 | 33.1 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 39.02024 | 41/196 | 34/48 | 79.9 | 55.6 | 43.7 | −22%since 2014 | 71.2 | 43.8 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 22.12024 | 34/196 | 28/48 | 34.8 | 28.9 | 24.1 | −18%since 2014 | 26.6 | 21.6 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 1792023 | 42/194 | 35/48 | 476 | 305 | 198 | −31%since 2013 | 448 | 235 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 70%2024 | 170/193 | 34/48 | 70% | 72% | 75% | −10.0 ppsince 2014 | 69% | 86% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 118/153 | 42/44 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 3.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 222024 | 125/208 | 46/48 | 51 | 44 | 35 | −48%since 2014 | 205 | 208 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 6.6%2023 | 95/193 | 12/48 | 7.5% | 5.0% | 5.9% | +1.4 ppsince 2013 | 4.9% | 3.7% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 56.6%2023 | 23/193 | 8/48 | 79.7% | 80.5% | 61.9% | −11.4 ppsince 2013 | 30.4% | 47.0% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 0.422022 | 134/180 | 9/46 | · | 0.202009 | 0.44 | +134%since 2012 | 0.25 | 0.71 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.22010 | 100/182 | 9/40 | · | 2.2 | · | — | — | 1.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 85.1%2024 | 164/206 | 12/46 | 87.3% | 86.6% | 85.5% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 67.5% | 90.8% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 57.2%2024 | 163/203 | 12/46 | 24.4% | 39.5% | 52.6% | +12.2 ppsince 2014 | 37.1% | 73.9% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 8.9%2024 | 140/166 | 22/39 | 57.0% | 23.6% | 11.5% | −14.7 ppsince 2010 | 8.9% | 20.4% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 26.62019 | 43/186 | 34/48 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 26.62019 | −1.5%since 2009 | 27.4 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+4.5%67.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+4.9%69.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+4.2%65.0 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−20%35.0 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−10.0 pp70% in 2024
- Basic water−1.1 pp85.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Comoros and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Comoros. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Comoros | Tanzania | France | Mozambique | Madagascar | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.0 yrs2024 | 67.2 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 | 63.8 yrs2024 | 76.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 69.2 yrs2024 | 70.0 yrs2024 | 85.9 yrs2024 | 66.7 yrs2024 | 65.6 yrs2024 | 80.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 65.0 yrs2024 | 64.4 yrs2024 | 80.2 yrs2024 | 60.5 yrs2024 | 62.1 yrs2024 | 72.1 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 35.02024 | 28.72024 | 3.42024 | 43.72024 | 43.02024 | 12.92024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 39.02024 | 37.02024 | 4.32024 | 59.42024 | 62.42024 | 14.02024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 22.12024 | 19.92024 | 2.82024 | 25.12024 | 23.12024 | 8.32024 |
| Maternal mortality | 1792023 | 2762023 | 72023 | 992023 | 4452023 | 422023 |
| Measles vaccination | 70%2024 | 84%2024 | 95%2024 | 65%2024 | 46%2024 | 97%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | 3.5%2024 | 0.3%2023 | 11.5%2024 | 0.5%2024 | — |