Azerbaijan vs North Korea: Infant mortality rate
Azerbaijan
1.5%
in 2023
North Korea
1.5%
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
85th
North Korea rank
88th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Azerbaijan
- North Korea
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 14.1% | 13.2% | 0.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 7.0% | 4.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 4.2% | 5.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 3.0% | 5.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 4.8% | 2.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Azerbaijan or North Korea?
- Azerbaijan, at 1.5% against 1.5% in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 0.0%, 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 infant mortality rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th and North Korea ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.