What is child mortality in Azerbaijan?

Child mortality in Azerbaijan was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Azerbaijan?

The highest recorded value was 38.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Azerbaijan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Azerbaijan rank for child mortality?

Azerbaijan ranks 81st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Azerbaijan?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Azerbaijan

Name: Child mortality in Azerbaijan
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Azerbaijan: Child mortality was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.79 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

81st

of 203 countries

All-time high

38.4 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

1.79 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Azerbaijan, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 1.79 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Azerbaijan peaked at 38.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 1.79 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Azerbaijan ranks 81st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	38.05 deaths per 100 live births	37.7 deaths per 100 live births	38.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	37.28 deaths per 100 live births	36.94 deaths per 100 live births	37.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	36.52 deaths per 100 live births	36.19 deaths per 100 live births	36.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	35.78 deaths per 100 live births	35.45 deaths per 100 live births	36.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	35.06 deaths per 100 live births	34.73 deaths per 100 live births	35.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	34.35 deaths per 100 live births	34.03 deaths per 100 live births	34.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	33.65 deaths per 100 live births	33.34 deaths per 100 live births	33.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	32.97 deaths per 100 live births	32.67 deaths per 100 live births	33.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	32.3 deaths per 100 live births	32.01 deaths per 100 live births	32.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	31.65 deaths per 100 live births	31.36 deaths per 100 live births	31.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	29.96 deaths per 100 live births	28.66 deaths per 100 live births	31.29 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	27.17 deaths per 100 live births	26 deaths per 100 live births	28.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	24.65 deaths per 100 live births	23.58 deaths per 100 live births	25.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	21.61 deaths per 100 live births	19.93 deaths per 100 live births	23.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	18.08 deaths per 100 live births	16.65 deaths per 100 live births	19.58 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	15.32 deaths per 100 live births	14.22 deaths per 100 live births	16.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	12.95 deaths per 100 live births	11.96 deaths per 100 live births	13.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.35 deaths per 100 live births	11.12 deaths per 100 live births	11.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.39 deaths per 100 live births	9.59 deaths per 100 live births	11.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	9.14 deaths per 100 live births	7.93 deaths per 100 live births	9.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.53 deaths per 100 live births	4.02 deaths per 100 live births	7.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.94 deaths per 100 live births	2.27 deaths per 100 live births	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.97 deaths per 100 live births	1.79 deaths per 100 live births	2.15 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

78 Syria 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
79 Cambodia 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
80 Grenada 1.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
82 Jamaica 1.78 deaths per 100 live births compare
83 Indonesia 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Azerbaijan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,241 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 264 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 67,625 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 65,036 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 61,791 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 65,322 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 59,664 (2025)

All data for Azerbaijan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Azerbaijan?: Child mortality in Azerbaijan was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Azerbaijan?: The highest recorded value was 38.4 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Azerbaijan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Azerbaijan rank for child mortality?: Azerbaijan ranks 81st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Azerbaijan?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.