Which has higher number of stillbirths, Low & middle income or Nigeria?

Low & middle income, at 1.88 million against 183,749 in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Low & middle income and Nigeria?

1.69 million, with Low & middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nigeria?

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.

Low & middle income vs Nigeria: Number of stillbirths

Low & middle income

1.88 million

in 2023

Nigeria

183,749

in 2023

Low & middle income rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

3rd

Number of stillbirths over time

Low & middle income
Nigeria

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 1.88 million against 183,749 in Nigeria, a difference of 1.69 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 10.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low & middle income	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.78 million	180,400	2.60 million	Low & middle income
2010s	2.26 million	197,605	2.07 million	Low & middle income
2020s	1.91 million	184,259	1.73 million	Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of stillbirths, Low & middle income or Nigeria?: Low & middle income, at 1.88 million against 183,749 in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of stillbirths between Low & middle income and Nigeria?: 1.69 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and Nigeria rank globally for number of stillbirths?: Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 3rd 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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