Which has higher number of stillbirths, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 948,078 against 42,352 in Afghanistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

905,726, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of stillbirths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of stillbirths

Afghanistan

42,352

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

948,078

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

7th

Number of stillbirths over time

Afghanistan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 948,078 against 42,352 in Afghanistan, a difference of 905,726.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 22.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40,341	916,462	876,120	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	39,414	935,163	895,749	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	41,986	941,046	899,060	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 948,078 against 42,352 in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 905,726, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of stillbirths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of stillbirths
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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