Which has higher number of stillbirths, East Asia & Pacific or South Africa?

East Asia & Pacific, at 145,540 against 22,638 in South Africa as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of stillbirths between East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?

122,902, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South 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.

East Asia & Pacific vs South Africa: Number of stillbirths

East Asia & Pacific

145,540

in 2023

South Africa

22,638

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

22nd

South Africa rank

21st

Number of stillbirths over time

East Asia & Pacific
South Africa

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 145,540 against 22,638 in South Africa, a difference of 122,902.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 21st of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	400,385	21,432	378,953	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	271,454	20,257	251,197	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	157,486	22,178	135,308	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, East Asia & Pacific or South Africa?: East Asia & Pacific, at 145,540 against 22,638 in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?: 122,902, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Africa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and South Africa rank globally for number of stillbirths?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 21st 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

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