Number of maternal deaths in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Number of maternal deaths was 22 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Azerbaijan, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Azerbaijan is 22, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 46.3% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Azerbaijan peaked at 110 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2023.
Azerbaijan ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.2 | 92 | 100 | 5 |
| 1990s | 87.2 | 64 | 110 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.6 | 46 | 63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8 | 32 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.75 | 22 | 74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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 number of maternal deaths in Azerbaijan?
- Number of maternal deaths in Azerbaijan was 22 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 110 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Azerbaijan ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.