Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 17.9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Azerbaijan, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 17.9 for maternal mortality ratio who gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Azerbaijan peaked at 63.56 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.9, in 2023.
That places Azerbaijan 127th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 45.5 | — |
| 1986 | 48.24 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 44.84 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 45.36 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 43.11 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 41.18 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 43.31 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 56.12 | +29.6% |
| 1993 | 54.23 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 58.21 | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 63.56 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 57.83 | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 59.22 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 54.26 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 50.94 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 46.17 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 45.09 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 40.4 | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 41.31 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 39.65 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 39.74 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 33.47 | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 33.15 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.29 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 29.27 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 28.33 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 27.5 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 28.1 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.87 | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 22.72 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 21.41 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 22.34 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.88 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.7 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 21.02 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 21.09 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.79 | +159.8% |
| 2022 | 31.72 | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 17.9 | -43.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 17.9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.03, 42% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 17.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.48, 2.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +159.8% | 21.09 | 54.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.41 | 43.11 | 48.24 | 5 |
| 1990s | 53.89 | 41.18 | 63.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.85 | 29.27 | 46.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.79 | 20.7 | 28.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.38 | 17.9 | 54.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More health data for Azerbaijan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1127 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 264 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Azerbaijan?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Azerbaijan was 17.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.56 in 1995.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9 in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Azerbaijan ranks 127th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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