Mortality rate, neonatal in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Mortality rate, neonatal was 12.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, neonatal in Azerbaijan, 1983–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 12.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Azerbaijan peaked at 37.1 per 1,000 live births in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Azerbaijan 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.33 per 1,000 live births | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 34.62 per 1,000 live births | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | 34.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.92 per 1,000 live births | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.26 per 1,000 live births | 12.4 per 1,000 live births | 14 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 12.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 68 Iraq 12.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 68 Marshall Islands 12.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 70 South Africa 12.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 72 Grenada 12.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 72 Moldova 12.3 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Azerbaijan
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 89,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 80,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 90,246 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 80,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 89,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 80,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 80,644 (2025)
- Population, female 5.22 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 43.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Azerbaijan?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Azerbaijan was 12.4 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, neonatal recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1 per 1,000 live births in 1997.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Azerbaijan ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.