Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Azerbaijan or Germany?

Germany, at 2,562 deaths against 2,232 deaths in Azerbaijan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Azerbaijan and Germany?

330 deaths, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Germany?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Germany: Number of children who die before age 5

Azerbaijan

2,232 deaths

in 2023

Germany

2,562 deaths

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

94th

Germany rank

91st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Azerbaijan
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2,562 deaths against 2,232 deaths in Azerbaijan, a difference of 330 deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Germany ranks 91st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28,059 deaths	60,106 deaths	32,047 deaths	Germany
1960s	29,344 deaths	39,813 deaths	10,469 deaths	Germany
1970s	19,375 deaths	18,781 deaths	594.1 deaths	Azerbaijan
1980s	20,677 deaths	9,914 deaths	10,763 deaths	Azerbaijan
1990s	15,767 deaths	5,619 deaths	10,148 deaths	Azerbaijan
2000s	7,775 deaths	3,445 deaths	4,330 deaths	Azerbaijan
2010s	5,000 deaths	2,883 deaths	2,117 deaths	Azerbaijan
2020s	2,534 deaths	2,777 deaths	243.25 deaths	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Azerbaijan or Germany?: Germany, at 2,562 deaths against 2,232 deaths in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Azerbaijan and Germany?: 330 deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Germany rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Azerbaijan ranks 94th and Germany ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.