Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka?

Azerbaijan, at 1,878 deaths against 1,653 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?

225 deaths, with Azerbaijan ahead.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka: Number of infants who die before age 1

Azerbaijan

1,878 deaths

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1,653 deaths

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

93rd

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Azerbaijan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 1,878 deaths against 1,653 deaths in Sri Lanka, a difference of 225 deaths.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1950s	20,656 deaths	27,176 deaths	6,519 deaths	Sri Lanka
1960s	21,803 deaths	22,476 deaths	672.7 deaths	Sri Lanka
1970s	14,840 deaths	18,549 deaths	3,709 deaths	Sri Lanka
1980s	16,362 deaths	9,950 deaths	6,412 deaths	Azerbaijan
1990s	12,157 deaths	5,583 deaths	6,575 deaths	Azerbaijan
2000s	6,419 deaths	4,654 deaths	1,765 deaths	Azerbaijan
2010s	4,234 deaths	2,642 deaths	1,592 deaths	Azerbaijan
2020s	2,149 deaths	1,772 deaths	376.75 deaths	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka?: Azerbaijan, at 1,878 deaths against 1,653 deaths in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?: 225 deaths, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Azerbaijan ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.