Azerbaijan vs North Korea: Youth mortality rate
Azerbaijan
2.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
North Korea
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
84th
North Korea rank
87th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Azerbaijan
- North Korea
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 84th and North Korea ranks 87th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.64 deaths per 100 live births | 8.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1742 deaths per 100 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.499 deaths per 100 live births | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1458 deaths per 100 live births | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Azerbaijan or North Korea?
- Azerbaijan, at 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and North Korea rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 84th and North Korea ranks 87th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.