Infant mortality rate in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Infant mortality rate was 1.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Azerbaijan, 1982–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 1.25 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Azerbaijan peaked at 8.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.25 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 99th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | 7.48 deaths per 100 live births | 8.25 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.4 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | 7.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.11 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 96 Seychelles 1.29 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 97 Uzbekistan 1.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 98 Honduras 1.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 100 Brazil 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 101 Samoa 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 102 Mexico 1.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Azerbaijan?
- Infant mortality rate in Azerbaijan was 1.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for infant mortality rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .