Which has higher number of stillbirths, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 116,021 against 72,567 in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?

43,454, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of stillbirths

Bangladesh

72,567

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

116,021

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

6th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Number of stillbirths over time

Bangladesh
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 116,021 against 72,567 in Bangladesh, a difference of 43,454.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	140,430	92,363	48,067	Bangladesh
2010s	89,949	101,796	11,846	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	73,962	113,594	39,631	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 116,021 against 72,567 in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 43,454, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th 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: 29 October 2026

Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation