Azerbaijan vs North Korea: Annual death rates at different ages
Azerbaijan
15.15 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
North Korea
14.72 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
85th
North Korea rank
88th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Azerbaijan
- North Korea
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 15.15 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.72 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 85th and North Korea ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 156.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 147.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 123.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 98.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 86.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 75.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 47.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 24.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 16.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Azerbaijan or North Korea?
- Azerbaijan, at 15.15 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.72 deaths per 1,000 people in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 0.43 deaths per 1,000 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and North Korea rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th and North Korea ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.