Mortality rate, infant in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Mortality rate, infant was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
12.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
98th
of 195 countries
All-time high
82.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
12.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Azerbaijan, 1982–2024

204060801982200320241982: 82.5 per 1,000 live births1983: 80.9 per 1,000 live births1984: 79.4 per 1,000 live births1985: 78 per 1,000 live births1986: 76.7 per 1,000 live births1987: 75.8 per 1,000 live births1988: 75.1 per 1,000 live births1989: 74.8 per 1,000 live births1990: 75.1 per 1,000 live births1991: 75.8 per 1,000 live births1992: 76.5 per 1,000 live births1993: 77.2 per 1,000 live births1994: 77.3 per 1,000 live births1995: 76.6 per 1,000 live births1996: 75 per 1,000 live births1997: 72.4 per 1,000 live births1998: 69.1 per 1,000 live births1999: 65.3 per 1,000 live births2000: 61.1 per 1,000 live births2001: 56.8 per 1,000 live births2002: 52.7 per 1,000 live births2003: 48.9 per 1,000 live births2004: 45.4 per 1,000 live births2005: 42.2 per 1,000 live births2006: 39.2 per 1,000 live births2007: 36.6 per 1,000 live births2008: 34.1 per 1,000 live births2009: 31.8 per 1,000 live births2010: 29.7 per 1,000 live births2011: 27.7 per 1,000 live births2012: 25.9 per 1,000 live births2013: 24.2 per 1,000 live births2014: 22.6 per 1,000 live births2015: 21.1 per 1,000 live births2016: 19.8 per 1,000 live births2017: 18.6 per 1,000 live births2018: 17.5 per 1,000 live births2019: 16.5 per 1,000 live births2020: 15.6 per 1,000 live births2021: 14.7 per 1,000 live births2022: 13.9 per 1,000 live births2023: 13.2 per 1,000 live births2024: 12.5 per 1,000 live births

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 12.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Azerbaijan peaked at 82.5 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Azerbaijan ranks 98th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 77.9 per 1,000 live births 74.8 per 1,000 live births 82.5 per 1,000 live births 8
1990s 74.03 per 1,000 live births 65.3 per 1,000 live births 77.3 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 44.88 per 1,000 live births 31.8 per 1,000 live births 61.1 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 22.36 per 1,000 live births 16.5 per 1,000 live births 29.7 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 13.98 per 1,000 live births 12.5 per 1,000 live births 15.6 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 95 Seychelles 12.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 96 Honduras 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 96 Uzbekistan 12.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 99 Brazil 12.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 99 Samoa 12.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 101 Mexico 12.1 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Azerbaijan?
Mortality rate, infant in Azerbaijan was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 82.5 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Azerbaijan rank for mortality rate, infant?
Azerbaijan ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.