In the past 25 years, the infant mortality rate worldwide fell by half. This is stated in a joint study by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
The report says that 25 years ago the mortality rate of children under five was 12.7 million per year. As expected, this year the figure will be less than 6 million.
In Azerbaijan, compared to 1990, the infant mortality rate declined from 95 to 32 per 1 thousand, but it's still the worst result in the South Caucasus.
On the rating table Azerbaijan occupies the 68 place, while Georgia and Armenia, respectively, are at the 12th and 14th places.
It is expected that Azerbaijan will reach significant improvement in 32 cases of neonatal deaths only in 2030.
The former Soviet Union the situation is worse only in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The lowest infant mortality rates are in the countries of Northern and Western Europe - Luxembourg, Iceland, Finland and Norway.
However, the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan shows statistics different from the international report.
For example, in 2014 the infant mortality rate was 10.2 per 1,000, while in 2009 the figure was 11.3.
The maternal mortality rate in relation to 1,000 live births is 14.5.
The international report can be found here: http://www.childmortality.org/files_v20/download/IGME%20Report%202015_9_3%20LR%20Web.pdf-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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