Maternal mortality ratio in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Maternal mortality ratio was 17.9 per 100,000 live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio in Azerbaijan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 live births.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 17.9 per 100,000 live births for maternal mortality ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Azerbaijan peaked at 54.79 per 100,000 live births in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.9 per 100,000 live births, in 2023.
Azerbaijan ranks 128th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.85 per 100,000 live births | 29.27 per 100,000 live births | 46.17 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.79 per 100,000 live births | 20.7 per 100,000 live births | 28.33 per 100,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.38 per 100,000 live births | 17.9 per 100,000 live births | 54.79 per 100,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 125 Latvia 18.72 per 100,000 live births compare
- 126 Republic of Moldova 18.68 per 100,000 live births compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 18.32 per 100,000 live births compare
- 129 Egypt 16.95 per 100,000 live births compare
- 130 Bahrain 16.78 per 100,000 live births compare
- 131 China 16.25 per 100,000 live births compare
More health data for Azerbaijan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,241 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 264 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 maternal mortality ratio in Azerbaijan?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Azerbaijan was 17.9 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.79 per 100,000 live births in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Azerbaijan ranks 128th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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