Azerbaijan vs Iran: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 15 per 1,000 live births in Azerbaijan and 9.9 per 1,000 live births in Iran, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 5.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.51 times that in Iran.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Azerbaijan has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Iran.
In 2023, Azerbaijan ranked 85 and Iran ranked 123 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Azerbaijan at 2.9 per 1,000 live births and Iran at 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Azerbaijan	Iran	World
2023	15	9.9	27.3
2022	15.6	10.2	28.2
2021	16.3	10.6	28.4
2020	17.1	11	28.7
2019	18	11.4	29.2
2018	19	11.7	29.7
2017	20.1	12.2	30.3
2016	21.4	12.6	31.1
2015	22.8	13.1	32.1
2014	24.3	13.7	32.9
2013	26	14.3	33.9
2012	27.8	14.9	35
2011	29.7	15.6	36.8
2010	31.7	16.5	37.7
2009	33.8	17.4	39.1
2008	36	18.4	40.4
2007	38.4	19.6	42
2006	40.9	20.9	43.7
2005	43.6	22.3	45.4
2004	46.5	23.7	47.2
2003	49.6	26.2	48.8
2002	52.9	26.8	50.6
2001	56.4	28.5	52.2
2000	59.9	30	53.7
1999	63.3	31.6	55.5
1998	66.5	33.1	57.1
1997	69.2	34.8	58.3
1996	71.5	36.2	59.6
1995	73.2	37.7	60.8
1994	74.4	39.3	62
1993	75.1	41.1	62.9
1992	75.5	42.8	64.1
1991	75.7	44.7	64.9
1990	76	48.7	64.9
1989	76.5	49.2	66.2
1988	77.2	51.7	68
1987	78.2	54.6	68.6
1986	79.4	57.5	70.8
1985	80.9	60.7	72.9
1984	82.4	64.3	74.6
1983	83.7	68.3	76.1
1982	84.9	72.8	76.6
1981	85.8	77.9	78.7
1980	86.5	82.9	80.6
1979	87	88.4	82.5
1978	87.5	95.9	84.7
1977	88.2	99.8	86.4
1976	89.1	105.3	88.1
1975	90.3	110.8	89.6
1974	91.7	116.2	90.9
1973	93.4	121.5	92.1
1972	95.4	127.1	93.6
1971	97.4	131.8	96.1
1970	99.6	136.7	96.9
1969	101.9	141.4	98.3
1968	104.2	146.6	100.2
1967	106.5	149.9	103.1
1966	109	153.8	104.9
1965	111.7	157.4	106.4
1964	114.4	160.8	106.1
1963	117.3	164.2	107.7
1962	120.3	168.5	110.2
1961	123.3	170.7	121.5
1960	126.4	173.8	131.8
1959	129.4	176.9	125.7
1958	132.3	180	117.7
1957	135	183.5	120
1956	137.7	186.3	121.9
1955	140.2	188.7	124.8
1954	142.7	192.2	127.7
1953	145.1	194.5	130.1
1952	147.5	196.8	132.7
1951	149.8	199.4	136
1950	152.2	201.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Azerbaijan	Iran	World
2024	14.211.5–17.9	9.17.6–11.2	26.9
2025	13.710–19.4	8.86.7–11.8	26.4
2026	13.39–20.7	8.56.1–12.4	25.9
2027	12.98.3–20.9	8.25.5–12.5	25.4
2028	12.57.5–22	7.95.1–12.3	24.9
2029	12.16.9–23.3	7.74.8–12.5	24.5
2030	11.86.5–23.4	7.44.5–12.7	24
2031	11.46.1–23.1	7.14.3–12.8	23.6
2032	11.15.7–24.2	6.93.9–12.9	23.2
2033	10.75.4–24.3	6.73.7–12.7	22.8
2034	10.45–23.5	6.43.5–12.8	22.3
2035	104.8–23.7	6.23.3–12.4	21.9
2036	9.74.5–23.4	63.1–12.6	21.5
2037	9.44.3–24.6	5.82.9–12.6	21.1
2038	9.14.1–24.4	5.72.8–12.7	20.8
2039	8.83.9–24.4	5.52.7–12.4	20.4
2040	8.63.7–23.7	5.32.6–12	20
2041	8.33.5–24	5.22.5–11.9	19.7
2042	83.4–23.9	52.3–11.8	19.4
2043	7.83.2–24.1	4.82.2–11.7	19
2044	7.63.2–24.1	4.72.1–11.6	18.7
2045	7.43.1–24.6	4.62.1–11.1	18.4
2046	7.33–25.8	4.42–11.3	18.2
2047	7.12.9–25.4	4.31.9–11	17.9
2048	72.8–25.2	4.21.8–10.7	17.7
2049	6.82.7–25	4.11.7–10.6	17.5
2050	6.72.7–24.8	41.7–10.6	17.3
2051	6.52.6–25.6	3.91.6–10.6	17.1
2052	6.42.5–25	3.81.6–10.3	16.9
2053	6.32.4–23.7	3.71.5–10.2	16.7
2054	6.12.4–23.5	3.61.5–9.8	16.5
2055	62.2–24	3.51.4–10.3	16.3
2056	5.92.2–23.4	3.41.4–9.5	16.1
2057	5.72.1–23.5	3.31.3–9.3	15.9
2058	5.62.1–23.8	3.31.3–9.2	15.7
2059	5.52–23.5	3.21.2–9.1	15.5
2060	5.42–23.1	3.11.2–8.9	15.3
2061	5.31.9–22.6	3.11.2–8.7	15.1
2062	5.11.9–22.1	31.1–8.8	14.9
2063	5.11.8–22.2	2.91.1–8.4	14.7
2064	51.8–22.9	2.91.1–8.7	14.5
2065	4.91.7–22.2	2.81–8.5	14.3
2066	4.81.7–22.3	2.81–8.3	14.1
2067	4.71.7–21.9	2.71–8.1	13.9
2068	4.61.7–22	2.71–8.2	13.8
2069	4.51.6–22	2.61–8.2	13.6
2070	4.41.7–21.9	2.60.9–7.6	13.4
2071	4.31.6–21.2	2.50.9–7.6	13.2
2072	4.21.6–20.6	2.50.9–7.5	13
2073	4.21.6–20.7	2.40.9–7.3	12.9
2074	4.11.5–20.6	2.40.9–7.2	12.7
2075	41.5–20.4	2.40.9–7.3	12.6
2076	41.5–20.9	2.30.8–7.4	12.4
2077	3.91.5–20	2.30.8–7.2	12.3
2078	3.91.4–18.9	2.30.8–6.9	12.1
2079	3.81.4–19.2	2.20.8–6.9	12
2080	3.71.3–19.5	2.20.8–6.8	11.8
2081	3.71.3–18.7	2.20.7–6.6	11.7
2082	3.61.3–18.3	2.20.7–6.5	11.6
2083	3.61.2–17.6	2.10.7–6.3	11.5
2084	3.51.2–17.4	2.10.7–6.3	11.4
2085	3.51.2–16.8	2.10.6–6	11.3
2086	3.41.2–16.8	20.7–6.1	11.1
2087	3.41.2–16.5	20.7–6.1	11
2088	3.41.1–15.6	20.6–5.9	10.9
2089	3.31.1–15.7	20.6–6	10.8
2090	3.31.1–16.1	1.90.6–6	10.7
2091	3.21.1–15.6	1.90.6–6	10.6
2092	3.21.1–15	1.90.6–6	10.5
2093	3.21.1–14.8	1.90.6–5.8	10.4
2094	3.11–15	1.90.6–5.7	10.3
2095	3.11–15.1	1.80.6–5.6	10.1
2096	31–14.9	1.80.5–5.5	10
2097	30.9–15.3	1.80.5–5.5	9.9
2098	30.9–14.9	1.80.5–5.5	9.8
2099	2.90.9–14.5	1.80.5–5.4	9.7
2100	2.90.9–14.2	1.70.5–5.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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