Number of neonatal deaths in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,509 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Azerbaijan, 1984–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 1,509 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Azerbaijan peaked at 6,316 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,509, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5,953 | — |
| 1985 | 5,941 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5,888 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 5,855 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 5,906 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 6,035 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 6,142 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6,287 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 6,316 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6,289 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5,797 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 5,431 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 5,051 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 5,244 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4,860 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 4,490 | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 4,313 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 3,919 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 3,757 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 3,663 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 4,360 | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 4,279 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4,227 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,008 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3,767 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 3,501 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 3,572 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,509 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,575 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3,389 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3,159 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 2,920 | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 2,665 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 2,473 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2,322 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2,187 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,999 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 1,856 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1,725 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,615 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1,509 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,930 | 5,855 | 6,035 | 6 |
| 1990s | 5,591 | 4,490 | 6,316 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,979 | 3,501 | 4,360 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,977 | 2,187 | 3,575 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,741 | 1,509 | 1,999 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Azerbaijan?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Azerbaijan was 1,509 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,316 in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,509 in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.