Which has higher number of stillbirths, Africa Eastern and Southern or Somalia?

Africa Eastern and Southern, at 556,988 against 28,523 in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?

528,465, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?

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.

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Somalia: Number of stillbirths

Africa Eastern and Southern

556,988

in 2023

Somalia

28,523

in 2023

Africa Eastern and Southern rank

15th

Somalia rank

13th

Number of stillbirths over time

Africa Eastern and Southern
Somalia

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 556,988 against 28,523 in Somalia, a difference of 528,465.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 19.5 times Somalia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th of 43 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Eastern and Southern	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	533,798	22,240	511,557	Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s	531,137	24,380	506,757	Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s	551,159	27,815	523,344	Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Africa Eastern and Southern or Somalia?: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 556,988 against 28,523 in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?: 528,465, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Somalia rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and Somalia ranks 13th of 43 groups.
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

Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation