China vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of stillbirths

China
41,750
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
948,065
in 2023
China rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

Number of stillbirths over time

  • China
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 948,065 against 41,750 in China, a difference of 906,315.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 22.7 times China's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

China ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 229,191 916,448 687,257 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 137,466 935,148 797,682 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 50,498 941,032 890,534 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, China or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 948,065 against 41,750 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
906,315, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of stillbirths?
China ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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
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