Life expectancy by sex in Comoros
Comoros: Life expectancy by sex was 68.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Comoros is 68.93 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Comoros peaked at 68.93 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4 years, in 1951.
Comoros ranks 201st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.4 years | 35.4 years | 42.38 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.37 years | 42.65 years | 46.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 46.85 years | 51.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.14 years | 52.07 years | 56.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.78 years | 56.55 years | 60.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.37 years | 60.6 years | 63.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 64.44 years | 67.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.22 years | 67.31 years | 68.93 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 198 Fiji 69.36 years compare
- 199 Marshall Islands 69.33 years compare
- 200 Papua New Guinea 69.08 years compare
- 202 Zambia 68.67 years compare
- 204 Haiti 68.3 years compare
More population data for Comoros
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,027 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,722 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.82 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.82 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.82 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.63 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Comoros?
- Life expectancy by sex in Comoros was 68.93 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 68.93 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 years in 1951.
- How does Comoros rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Comoros ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.